嘘枯吹生
xū​kū​chuī​shēng

make the dead return to life

  • created sense approved 嘘枯吹生/噓枯吹生 · xū​kū​chuī​shēng · make the dead return to life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    嘘枯吹生 / 噓枯吹生

    xū​kū​chuī​shēng

    make the dead return to life

    (idiom) to bring the dead back to life; can also describe someone with exceptional eloquence or persuasive power capable of making a weak argument strong.

    嘘 (literal) → 嘘/噓 · xū · to exhale slowly 枯 (literal) → 枯 · kū · withered 吹 (literal) → 吹 · chuī · to blow 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to be born

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