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返老还童

fǎn lǎo huán tóngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to recover one's youthful vigor / to feel rejuvenated (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1405a4b49753f75e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

返老還童 返老还童 [fan3 lao3 huan2 tong2] /to recover one's youthful vigor/to feel rejuvenated (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 返老還童

  • 返
    fǎn

    to return (to)

  • 老
    lǎo

    prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

  • 还
    hái

    still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else

    huán

    to pay back / to return

    Huán

    surname Huan

  • 童
    tóng

    child

    Tóng

    surname Tong

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.