衣錦

衣錦

Chinese

		gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear	brocade; embroidered work; bright
trad. (衣錦)		衣	錦
simp. (衣锦)		衣	锦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yījǐn, yìjǐn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˇ, ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji³ gam², ji¹ gam²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: yījǐn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijiin
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: yìjǐn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihjiin
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji³ gam², ji¹ gam²
    • Yale: yi gám, yī gám
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji³ gam², ji¹ gam²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi³ gem², yi¹ gem²
    • IPA ^(key): /jiː³³ kɐm³⁵/, /jiː⁵⁵ kɐm³⁵/

Verb

衣錦

1. (literary) to wear brocade clothing

Noun

衣錦

1. (literary, figuratively) wealth and rank; glory

Derived terms

衣錦之榮／衣锦之荣 衣錦夜游／衣锦夜游 衣錦夜行／衣锦夜行 衣錦尚絅／衣锦尚䌹 衣錦故鄉／衣锦故乡

衣錦晝游／衣锦昼游 衣錦榮歸／衣锦荣归 衣錦過鄉／衣锦过乡 衣錦還鄉／衣锦还乡 (yījǐnhuánxiāng) 衣錦食肉／衣锦食肉