楚霸王死在乌江,没脸见江东父老楚霸王死在烏江,沒臉見江東父老楚霸王死在烏江,沒臉見江東父老

the Overlord of Chu died at the Wu River: no face to see the elders east of the river

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Said of someone who fails and is too ashamed to face people back home. Refers to Xiang Yu's suicide after defeat.

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Simplified: 楚霸王死在乌江,没脸见江东父老
Traditional (Taiwan): 楚霸王死在烏江,沒臉見江東父老
Pinyin: chǔ bàwáng sǐ zài Wūjiāng,méiliǎn jiàn Jiāngdōngfùlǎo
Bopomofo: ㄔㄨˇ ㄅㄚˋ ㄨㄤˊ ㄙˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨㄐㄧㄤ,ㄇㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄤㄉㄨㄥㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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