東山再起

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Chinese

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the eastern peak of Mount Tai; Dongshan
again; once more; next in sequence
again; once more; next in sequence; another
 
to rise; to raise; to get up
trad. (東山再起) 東山
simp. (东山再起) 东山
Literally: “to rise again from Dongshan”.

Etymology

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Based on Xie An (謝安) of the Jin () dynasty, who quit his office and lived in seclusion in Dongshan (a mountain in Zhejiang, China), but later returned to office.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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東山再起

  1. to come back from a previous failure; to rise again