Chinese

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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
simp. (铩羽而归) 铩羽

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Idiom

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鎩羽而歸

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