lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence; sth malevolent returns to haunt one
trad. 死灰復燃
Also written 死灰復燃【sǐ huī fù rán】
Characters in this word
4死
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to die, impassable, uncrossable, inflexible, rigid, extremely, damned
- Pinyin
- sǐ
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 113 of 2500
灰
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ash, dust, lime, gray, discouraged; dejected
- Pinyin
- huī
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 8206 of 2500
复
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to go and return, to return, to resume, to return to a normal or original state, to repeat, again, to recover, to restore, to turn over, to reply, to answer, to reply to a letter, to retaliate, to carry out
- Pinyin
- fù
- Traditional
- 復
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 34569 of 2500
燃
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to burn, to ignite, to light, fig. to spark off (hopes), to start (debate), to raise (hopes)
- Pinyin
- rán
- Strokes
- 16
- Frequency
- 40088 of 2500