卷土重来 in English juan3 tu3 chong2 lai2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to return in a swirl of dust (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to regroup and come back even stronger
  • to make a comeback

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Pinyin

juan3 tu3 chong2 lai2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

juan3to roll up tu3Tu (ethnic group) zhong4to repeat lai2to come