咸鱼返生

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 咸鱼返生 – see 鹹魚返生 (“the salted fish becomes alive again; to be successful when it seems one would absolutely be a failure; to become a changed man; the underdog achieves success”). (This term is the simplified form of 鹹魚返生).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.