故こ郷きょうへ錦にしきを飾かざる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

return home in triumph; come back to one's hometown in glory

Idiomatic expression evoking the image of returning home after achieving great success, often after a long absence. The phrase is rooted in a classical Chinese story and carries a slightly literary or formal tone.

See also: 故郷に錦を飾る

• 彼かれは成せい功こうして故こ郷きょうへ錦にしきを飾かざるつもりだ。

  He intends to return home in triumph after succeeding.

• いつか故こ郷きょうへ錦にしきを飾かざりたいと思おもっている。

  I hope to go back to my hometown in glory someday.