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旧病复发

jiù bìng fù fādictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
old illness recurs (idiom) / a relapse / fig. to repeat an old error / the same old problem
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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-1f6fc9061cf82630. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

舊病復發 旧病复发 [jiu4 bing4 fu4 fa1] /old illness recurs (idiom); a relapse/fig. to repeat an old error/the same old problem/

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Other forms in these source records: 舊病復發

  • 旧
    jiù

    old / opposite: new 新 / former / worn (with age)

  • 病
    bìng

    illness / CL:場|场[cháng] / disease / to fall ill / defect

  • 复
    fù

    to go and return / to return / to resume / to return to a normal or original state / to repeat / again / to recover / to restore / to turn over / to reply / to answer / to reply to a letter / to retaliate / to carry out / to double / to overlap / complex (not simple) / compound / composite / double / diplo- / duplicate / overlapping / to duplicate

  • 发
    fā

    to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)

    fà

    hair / Taiwan pr. [fǎ]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.