起死回生
hei2 sei2 wui4 sang1qǐ sǐ huí shēng
English
- to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
- to bring the dead back to life; to save somebody from the jaws of death
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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