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捲土重來 (gyun2 tou2 cung5 loi4) — raise up a cloud of dust and come back again in Cantonese

gyunˊ²捲touˊ²土cungˏ₅重loiˎ₄來
简 卷土重来
Mandarin Pinyin: juan3 tu3 chong2 lai2

Meaning of 捲土重來

nounraise up a cloud of dust and come back again
nounstage a comeback; come back with vengeance; high-profile return; make a new start
noun東山再起
nounverb; a comeback; bounce back; fight back from previous failure

Characters in 捲土重來

捲gyun2
sweep off; carry along; whirl
土tou2
land; territory; domain
重cung5
furthermore: even; still; also | [variant] 仲, [國] 還
來loi4
used after a verb to indicate the result

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