东山再起

Traditional: 東山再起

dōng shān zài qǐ

Dictionary entry

lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback

What does 东山再起 mean?

东山再起 (dōng shān zài qǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback

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东Dōngsurname Dong 山Shānsurname Shan 再zàiagain; once more; re- · further; beyond this point of time 起qǐto rise · to raise

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东山再起

dōng shān zài qǐ

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