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故态复萌

gù tài fù méngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to revert to old ways
Sources & editorial notes

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-98e44b4c1f589076. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

故態復萌 故态复萌 [gu4 tai4 fu4 meng2] /to revert to old ways/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 故態復萌

  • 故
    gù

    happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead

  • 态
    tài

    (bound form) / appearance / shape / form / state / attitude / (grammar) voice

  • 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

  • 萌
    méng

    (bound form) to sprout / to bud / (coll.) cute / adorable (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 萌え "moe", affection for an anime or manga character)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.