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Definitions7 characters
wu2 yan2 jian4 Jiang1 dong1 fu4 lao3
(idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu and Xiang⁴ Yu³, who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)
Usage•••frequent
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wu2
(idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽 [Xiang4 Yu3], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)
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yan2
(idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽 [Xiang4 Yu3], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)
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jian4
(idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽 [Xiang4 Yu3], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)
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Jiang1
(idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽 [Xiang4 Yu3], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)
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dong1
(idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽 [Xiang4 Yu3], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)
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fu4
(idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽 [Xiang4 Yu3], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)
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lao3
(idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽 [Xiang4 Yu3], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)