粵

東dung1山saan1再zoi3起hei2

simp东山再起
dung1 saan1 zoi3 hei2dōng shān zài qǐ

English

  1. lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
  2. to rise or recover from failure

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 失敗之後重新開始,回復返昔日嘅成就

Examples

  • 你会东山再起的。

    You'll bounce back.

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  • 佢破產之後東山再起,而家又開番間廠。

    He rises from the ashes of bankruptcy and build a factory yet again.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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