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卷土重來

简 卷土重来 · 繁 卷土重來
Mandarin · pinyin juǎn tǔ chóng lái

Meanings

  1. lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
  2. fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
  3. to make a comeback
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卷
juǎn · scroll; curl; make a comeback
土
tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
重
zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
來
lái · come, coming; return, returning
来
lái · come, coming; return, returning
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3–3–2–2 · juan3 tu3 chong2 lai2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gyun2 tou2 cung4 loi4

Cantonese word readings for 卷土重來. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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卷土重來 · juan3 tu3 chong2 lai2
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Exact source record卷土重來 卷土重来 [juan3 tu3 chong2 lai2] /lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)/fig. to regroup and come back even stronger/to make a comeback/