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舊病復發

简旧病复发 · 繁舊病復發

Mandarin · pinyin jiù bìng fù fā

old illness recurs (idiom); a relapse
fig. to repeat an old error
the same old problem

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病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
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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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gau6 beng6 fuk6 faat3

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