鎩羽而歸

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Chinese

		to be despondent as one is unable to achieve one's ambitions	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to go back; to return
trad. (鎩羽而歸)		鎩羽	而	歸
simp. (铩羽而归)		铩羽	而	归

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shāyǔ'érguī

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ jyu⁵ ji⁴ gwai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shāyǔ'érguī
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shayǔ-érguei
  - Wade–Giles: sha¹-yü³-êrh²-kuei¹
  - Yale: shā-yǔ-ér-gwēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shayeuerlguei
  - Palladius: шаюйэргуй (šajujɛrguj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saat³ jyu⁵ ji⁴ gwai¹
  - Yale: saat yúh yìh gwāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ jy⁵ ji⁴ gwai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sad³ yu⁵ yi⁴ guei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːt̚³ jyː¹³ jiː²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

鎩羽而歸

to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions

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