粵

起hei2死sei2回wui4生sang1

hei2 sei2 wui4 sang1qǐ sǐ huí shēng

English

  1. to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
  2. to bring the dead back to life; to save somebody from the jaws of death

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將原本就嚟死嘅嘢救返生;引申為挽救咗原本已經冇希望,被放棄嘅事

Examples

  • 聽講長白山人蔘有起死回生嘅功效。

    I heard that ginseng from Changbaishan can turn death into life.

  • 喺佢嘅努力下,呢個計劃起死回生,可以繼續研究。

    Under his efforts, the project is put back on its feet , they can continue their investigation.

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

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