东山再起 — Chinese idiom
东山再起
dōng shān zài qǐ
Traditional: 東山再起
Meaning
- lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan ; fig. to make a comeback
Character by character
- 东dōngeast, eastern, eastward
- 山shānmountain, hill, peak
- 再zàiagain, twice, re-
- 起qǐto begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
Idioms sharing a character
- 付之东流 fù zhī dōng liú
- 只欠东风 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
- 各奔东西 gè bèn dōng xī
- 拆东补西 chāi dōng bǔ xī
- 东倒西歪 dōng dǎo xī wāi
- 东兔西乌 dōng tù xī wū
- 东奔西走 dōng bēn xī zǒu
- 东奔西跑 dōng bēn xī pǎo
- 东张西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng
- 东征西怨 dōng zhēng xī yuàn
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