回光返照 huí guāng fǎn zhào

DEFINITIONS

  1. final radiance of setting sun
  2. fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)

CHARACTERS

回 huí
HSK 1
return, turn around; a time
光 guāng
HSK 4
light, brilliant, shine; only
返 fǎn
HSK 5
return, revert to, restore
照 zhào
HSK 3
shine, illumine, reflect