yī jǐn róng guīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
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Original source entry:

衣錦榮歸 衣锦荣归 [yi1 jin3 rong2 gui1] /to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory/

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