铩羽而归
shā yǔ ér guī
Pinyin

Definition

铩羽而归
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shā yǔ ér guī
  1. to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

而
ér
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 as well as
  3. 3 and so
  4. 4 but (not)
  5. 5 yet (not)
  6. 6 (indicates causal relation)
  7. 7 (indicates change of state)
  8. 8 (indicates contrast)
而且
ér qiě
  1. 1 (not only ...) but also
  2. 2 moreover
  3. 3 in addition
  4. 4 furthermore
反而
fǎn ér
  1. 1 instead
  2. 2 on the contrary
  3. 3 contrary (to expectations)
因而
yīn ér
  1. 1 therefore
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 thus
  4. 4 and as a result, ...
从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng
  1. 1 lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to appear unexpectedly
  3. 3 to arise abruptly
  4. 4 out of the blue
  5. 5 to drop into one's lap
从而
cóng ér
  1. 1 thus
  2. 2 thereby
然而
rán ér
  1. 1 however
  2. 2 yet
  3. 3 but
羽毛
yǔ máo
  1. 1 feather
  2. 2 plumage
  3. 3 plume
羽毛球
yǔ máo qiú
  1. 1 shuttlecock
  2. 2 badminton
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
羽绒
yǔ róng
  1. 1 down (soft feathers)
羽绒服
yǔ róng fú
  1. 1 down-filled garment
而已
ér yǐ
  1. 1 that's all
  2. 2 nothing more
自然而然
zì rán ér rán
  1. 1 involuntary
  2. 2 automatically
关羽
Guān Yǔ
  1. 1 Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty
  2. 2 posthumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama
一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一带而过
yī dài ér guò
  1. 1 to skate around
  2. 2 to skip over
  3. 3 to skimp
一扫而光
yī sǎo ér guāng
  1. 1 to clear off
  2. 2 to make a clean sweep of
一扫而空
yī sǎo ér kōng
  1. 1 to sweep clean
  2. 2 to clean out
一挥而就
yī huī ér jiù
  1. 1 to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
一拥而上
yī yōng ér shàng
  1. 1 to swarm around
  2. 2 flocking (to see)

Idioms (20)

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
  1. 1 to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
  1. 1 to lump different matters together (idiom)
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to become an instant hit
一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
一饮而尽
yī yǐn ér jìn
  1. 1 to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
  1. 1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
  1. 1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
不劳而获
bù láo ér huò
  1. 1 to reap without sowing (idiom)
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不患寡而患不均
bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn
  1. 1 do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù
  1. 1 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
  1. 1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
何乐而不为
hé lè ér bù wéi
  1. 1 What can you have against it? (idiom)
  2. 2 We should do this.
  3. 3 Go for it!
倾巢而出
qīng cháo ér chū
  1. 1 the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength
公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
  1. 1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
  2. 2 selfless

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