懂中文 Dong Chinese

铩羽而归

shā​yǔ​'ér​guī

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

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铩羽而归 (鎩羽而歸) 

shā​yǔ​'ér​guī

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

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