Traduction :
to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
Référence :
铩羽:羽毛摧落,比喻失败或不得志。指失败或不得志而归。
Origine :
南朝宋·鲍照《拜侍郎上疏》:“铩羽暴鳞,复见翻跃。”
Exemple :
这一批被斩了魔爪,“~”,另一批又破门出来。(秦牧《手莫伸》)
Annotation :
铩羽而归1
1. shāyǔérguī :
[EN] to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)