(idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]{hong6 jyu5}, who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)
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1(idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]{hong6 jyu5}, who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)