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卷土重來

简卷土重来 · 繁卷土重來

Mandarin · pinyin juǎn tǔ chóng lái

lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
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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gyun2 tou2 cung4 loi4

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