起死回生

qǐ sǐ huí shēng

Dictionary entry

to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery

What does 起死回生 mean?

起死回生 (qǐ sǐ huí shēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery

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起qǐto rise · to raise 死sǐto die · impassable 回HuíHui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur

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起死回生

qǐ sǐ huí shēng

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