舊病復發

简 旧病复发 · 繁 舊病復發
Mandarin · pinyin jiù bìng fù fā

Meanings

  1. old illness recurs (idiom); a relapse
  2. fig. to repeat an old error
  3. the same old problem
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舊
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病
bìng · illness, sickness, disease
復
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發
fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
旧
jiù · old, ancient; former, past
复
fù · return; repeat; repeatedly
发
fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
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4–4–4–1 · jiu4 bing4 fu4 fa1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gau6 beng6 fuk6 faat3

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舊病復發 · jiu4 bing4 fu4 fa1
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Exact source record舊病復發 旧病复发 [jiu4 bing4 fu4 fa1] /old illness recurs (idiom); a relapse/fig. to repeat an old error/the same old problem/