浴火重生 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to rise from the ashes
• to thrive again after surviving an ordeal

Character by character

• 浴yùto bathe, to shower, to wash
• 火huǒfire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
• 重chóngheavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
• 生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth

Idioms sharing a character

• 浴血奋战 yù xuè fèn zhàn
• 澡身浴德 zǎo shēn yù dé
• 补天浴日 bǔ tiān yù rì
• 干柴烈火 gān chái liè huǒ
• 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi
• 厝火积薪 cuò huǒ jī xīn
• 大动肝火 dà dòng gān huǒ
• 如火如荼 rú huǒ rú tú
• 后院起火 hòu yuàn qǐ huǒ
• 急如星火 jí rú xīng huǒ

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