铩羽而归
shāyǔ-érguīTraditional 鎩羽而歸
to return defeated
Every meaning
shāyǔ-érguī
- to return defeated
Its characters
- 铩shālong spear
- 羽yǔfeather; plume
- 而érand; and yet; but
- 归guīto return; to go back (as in 回归)
Words with 羽
Words with 而
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.