重 出 江 湖

chóng chū jiāng húdictionary entry

(of a person) to return to the fray after a period of inactivity; to jump back into the thick of things / (of sth that was once popular) to be resurrected; to make a comeback

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Original source entry:

重出江湖 重出江湖 [chong2 chu1 jiang1 hu2] /(of a person) to return to the fray after a period of inactivity; to jump back into the thick of things/(of sth that was once popular) to be resurrected; to make a comeback/

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