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翻
生
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Jyutping
faan1 saang1
Pinyin
fān shēng
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
describes someone who recovered from a downturn to make a fresh start again; literally 'resurrection'; revival
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
死咗之後重新有返生命
to become alive again
死過翻生
死过翻生
to come back to life; to be close to death but survive
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返生
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, Cantonese, Hakka, Min-Bei, Teochew
to be brought back to life; to bring back to life
(syn.) 复活, 甦, 苏, 閣活, 復活, 復生, 阁活, 殅, 复生, 回生
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
復活 – 复活
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
呢个死场自从有食店加入之后就翻生。
呢個死場自從有食店加入之後就翻生。
ni1 go3 sei2 coeng4 zi6 cung4 jau5 sik6 dim3 gaa1 jap6 zi1 hau6 zau6 faan1 saang1.
The mall has revived after eateries joined.
Cantonese
死过翻生
死過翻生
to come back to life; to be close to death but survive
Cantonese
佢见隔篱铺做老翻生意赚到盆满钵满,所以打算照办煮碗,分一杯羹。
佢見隔籬鋪做老翻生意賺到盆滿缽滿,所以打算照辦煮碗,分一杯羹。
keoi5 gin3 gaak3 lei4 pou2 zou6 lou5 faan1 saang1 ji3 zaan6 dou3 pun4 mun5 but6 mun5, so2 ji5 daa2 syun3 ziu3 baan2 zyu2 wun2, fan1 jat1 bui1 gang1.
Seeing the neighbouring store have made huge profits by selling knockoffs, he has decided to follow suit in order to have a share of the business.