鹹魚返生

Chinese

		salted fish; zombie; corpse	to be brought back to life; to be revived; to be resurrected
trad. (鹹魚返生)		鹹魚	返生
simp. (咸鱼返生)		咸鱼	返生
alternative forms		鹹魚翻生／咸鱼翻生
Literally: “the salted fish becomes alive again”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haam⁴ jyu^4-2 faan¹ saang¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haam⁴ jyu^4-2 faan¹ saang¹
    • Yale: hàahm yú fāan sāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haam⁴ jy^4-2 faan¹ saang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ham⁴ yu^4-2 fan¹ sang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːm²¹ jyː²¹⁻³⁵ faːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

鹹魚返生

1. (Cantonese) to be successful when it seems one would absolutely be a failure; to become a changed man; the underdog achieves success

Derived terms

• 鹹魚翻身／咸鱼翻身 (xiányú fānshēn)