鹹魚返生

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Chinese

salted fish; zombie; corpse to be brought back to life; to be revived; to be resurrected
trad. (鹹魚返生) 鹹魚 返生
simp. (咸鱼返生) 咸鱼 返生
alternative forms 鹹魚翻生咸鱼翻生
Literally: “the salted fish becomes alive again”.

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鹹魚返生

  1. (Cantonese) to be successful when it seems one would absolutely be a failure; to become a changed man; the underdog achieves success

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