鎩羽而歸 [铩－－归]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    受挫​失意​而​歸
    to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）