沉渣泛起
chén​zhā​fàn​qǐ

sediment floating up

  • created sense approved 沉渣泛起 · chén​zhā​fàn​qǐ · sediment floating up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沉渣泛起

    chén​zhā​fàn​qǐ

    sediment floating up

    sediment at the bottom of a liquid rising to the surface

    沉渣 (literal) → 沉渣 · chén​zhā · sediment 泛起 (literal) → 泛起 · fàn​qǐ · to float up

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  • created sense approved 沉渣泛起 · chén​zhā​fàn​qǐ · dregs of society rising — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沉渣泛起

    chén​zhā​fàn​qǐ

    dregs of society rising

    metaphorical resurgence of corrupt or reactionary forces that had previously been suppressed or disappeared

    沉渣 (literal) → 沉渣 · chén​zhā · sediment 泛起 (literal) → 泛起 · fàn​qǐ · to emerge

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