重整旗鼓 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. to reorganize flags and drums ; to regroup after a setback
• to prepare for new initiatives
• to attempt a comeback

Character by character

• 重chóngheavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
• 整zhěngneat, orderly, whole; to repair, to mend
• 旗qíbanner, flag, streamer
• 鼓gǔdrum; to beat, to strike; to rouse

Idioms sharing a character

• 一言为重 yī yán wéi zhòng
• 不知轻重 bù zhī qīng zhòng
• 功高望重 gōng gāo wàng zhòng
• 卷土重来 juǎn tǔ chóng lái
• 名重识暗 míng zhòng shí àn
• 问鼎轻重 wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
• 如释重负 rú shì zhòng fù
• 委以重任 wěi yǐ zhòng rèn
• 山峦重叠 shān luán chóng dié
• 德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng

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