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咸鱼翻身
xián​yú​fān​shēn

to experience a reversal of fortune

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咸鱼翻身 鹹魚翻身 xián​yú​fān​shēn
to experience a reversal of fortune
Literally "a salted fish turns over"; used to describe someone or something previously overlooked or hopeless that suddenly gets a lucky break and rises in status.