huí guāng fǎn zhàodictionary entry
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final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)
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Original source entry:

回光返照 回光返照 [hui2 guang1 fan3 zhao4] /final radiance of setting sun/fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)/

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