死灰复燃 sǐ huī fù rán

suppressed danger returns; a bad force rises again

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 37360th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
  2. 2. sth malevolent returns to haunt one

Characters

Character Meaning
to die; extremely; inflexible
gray; ash; dust
again; to repeat; to reply
to burn; to ignite; to light