东山再起 — Chinese idiom

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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