衣锦夜行yì jǐn yè xíngput on an embroidered coat and go out walking in the night; go without due appreciation; wear embroidered clothes at night when nobody can see
❍ 富贵不归故乡，如～，谁知之者？ (《汉书·项籍传》) To become rich and famous and then not go back to your old home is like putting on an embroidered coat and going out walking in the night.Who is to know about it?/老财主觉得他儿子的婚礼太简单，如～。The old rich landlord thought that his son’s wedding was too simple as if they were walking at night in embroidered robes. |