迴光返照
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Chinese[edit]
to curve; to return; to revolve | light; ray; bright | to return (to) | according to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph | ||
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trad. (迴光返照/回光返照) | 迴/回 | 光 | 返 | 照 | |
simp. (回光返照) | 回 | 光 | 返 | 照 | |
Literally: “(the sky) brightens again (right before sunset)”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
迴光返照
- (figurative) to experience terminal lucidity (before one's death)
- (figurative) to experience a momentary spurt of activity or boom before its final demise