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鎩羽而歸 (saat3 jyu5 ji4 gwai1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

鎩羽而歸 (saat3 jyu5 ji4 gwai1, shā yǔ ér guī) — (idiom) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions

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Usage

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 鎩 (saat3) — a long spear; long lance with habdle; to cripple (literary); wing
• 刷白 (saat3 baak6) — to paint white
• 剎掣 (saat3 zai3) — step on the brakes
• 剎那 (saat3 naa5) — suddenly
• 摋 (saat3) — a side strike with the hand; to knead; to scatter; to eradicate
• 撒鹽 (saat3 jim4) — to spread salt, usually used in the context of 'pour salt on the wound'

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