死灰复燃
死灰复燃
sǐ huī fù rán
lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence; sth malevolent returns to haunt one
idiom
Traditional: 死灰復燃
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- (idiom) lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
- sth malevolent returns to haunt one
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Related Words
一之为甚(yī zhī wéi shèn)— Once is enough (idiom)
→一人得道，鸡犬升天(yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān)— lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
→一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳(yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng)— bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
→一心二用(yī xīn èr yòng)— to do two things at once (idiom)
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