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重出江湖

Mandarin · pinyin chóng chū jiāng hú

(of a person) to return to the fray after a period of inactivity; to jump back into the thick of things
(of sth that was once popular) to be resurrected; to make a comeback

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重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green

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2–1–1–2 · chong2 chu1 jiang1 hu2

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cung4 ceot1 gong1 wu4

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(idiomatic) to return to a field after some time away

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