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鹹魚翻生
Mandarin: xian2 yu2 fan1 sheng1
Simplified: 咸鱼翻生
鹹
T4
魚
T2
翻
T1
生
T1
Definitions
  1. 1 to succeed unexpectedly in a dire situation; to succeed despite all odds; literal meaning: 'salted fish coming back to life'
Other Readings
鹹魚翻生
to be successful when it seems one would absolutely be a failure
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