死灰复燃 sǐhuīfùrán to reignite Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 死灰复燃 死灰復燃 sǐhuīfùrán to reignite reigniting of ashes that have already been extinguished; to burn once more to resurge something that has stopped or been suppressed, such as a bad influence or evil, starting up again; making a comeback (usually derogatory) to regain power to regain lost influence or power after having been defeated or stripped of it Frequency Movie subtitles 0.270 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 1.07 per million Cross-References Synonym 东山再起 dōngshānzàiqǐReferenced by 死灰 sǐhuī Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
死灰复燃 死灰復燃 sǐhuīfùrán to reignite reigniting of ashes that have already been extinguished; to burn once more to resurge something that has stopped or been suppressed, such as a bad influence or evil, starting up again; making a comeback (usually derogatory) to regain power to regain lost influence or power after having been defeated or stripped of it Frequency Movie subtitles 0.270 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 1.07 per million Cross-References Synonym 东山再起 dōngshānzàiqǐReferenced by 死灰 sǐhuī Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
