Lingaku- lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
- sth malevolent returns to haunt one
Generated definitions (experimental)
- ashes burn once more
- sb lost returns to have influence
This idiom is used to describe a situation where someone or something that was thought to be finished or defeated suddenly returns with a resurgence or renewed influence.
After years of silence, his influence has once again burned once more.
zài在jìng zhēng竞争Zhōng中，nà ge那个céng jīng曾经shī bài失败de的gōng sī公司sǐ huī fù rán死灰复燃，chóng xīn重新jìn rù进入shì chǎng市场。
In the competition, the company that once failed has resurged, re-entering the market.
This meaning indicates that a person who was once disregarded or marginalized has returned to a position of power or significance.
He has returned to the political arena after many years, regaining power.
Generated collocations (experimental)
sǐ huī fù rán死灰复燃to come back to life after being thought deadzhè这yī一shì jiàn事件ràng让jiù旧shì li势力sǐ huī fù rán死灰复燃This event allowed the old forces to rise again.zhèng zhì政治dòu zhēng斗争zhòng dì中的sǐ huī fù rán死灰复燃the resurgence of old political strugglessǐ huī fù rán死灰复燃de的shì li势力the forces that have re-emergedsǐ huī fù rán死灰复燃de的xiàn xiàng现象the phenomenon of resurgencexiǎo xīn小心sǐ huī fù rán死灰复燃be wary of things coming back to haunt yousǐ huī fù rán死灰复燃de的tuán tǐ团体groups that have re-emergedfáng zhǐ防止sǐ huī fù rán死灰复燃to prevent a resurgencezǔ zhǐ阻止sǐ huī fù rán死灰复燃to stop something from coming backsǐ huī fù rán死灰复燃de的yīn yǐng阴影the shadow of a returnzài在lì shǐ历史Zhōng中sǐ huī fù rán死灰复燃resurgence in history