卷土重来 juǎn tǔ chóng lái make a comeback

Explanation

形容失败之后，重新恢复势力。

Describes the restoration of power after a defeat.

Origin Story

话说楚汉相争，项羽在垓下之战中惨败，被汉军围困。他率领残兵败将突围，来到乌江边。面对滚滚江水，项羽心灰意冷，自刎而死。然而，杜牧在《题乌江亭》中写道：“江东子弟多才俊，卷土重来未可知。”这句诗蕴含着一种悲壮的意味，也预示着即使项羽死了，他的部下仍有东山再起的机会。事实上，虽然项羽的势力就此终结，但他的部下并没有放弃。许多江东子弟逃回了故乡，并在日后不断壮大力量，等待机会再次崛起。历史虽然没有给他们再次与刘邦决战的机会，但“卷土重来”的精神，却成为了后世激励无数人的精神力量，让人们在面对困境时，仍怀抱希望与勇气，永不放弃。

huà shuō chǔ hàn xiāng zhēng, xiàng yǔ zài gāi xià zhī zhàn zhōng cǎn bài, bèi hàn jūn wéikùn. tā shuài lǐng cán bīng bài jiàng tū wéi, lái dào wū jiāng biān. miàn duì gǔn gǔn jiāng shuǐ, xiàng yǔ xīn huī yǐ lěng, zì wěn ér sǐ. rán ér, dù mù zài tí wū jiāng tíng zhōng xiě dào: jiāng dōng de cáijùn shì duō, juǎn tǔ chóng lái wèi kě zhī. zhè jù shī yùnhán zhe yī zhǒng bēi zhuàng de yì wèi, yě yùshì zhe jí shǐ xiàng yǔ sǐ le, tā de bù xià réng yǒu dōng shān zài qǐ de jī huì. shìshí shang, suīrán xiàng yǔ de shì lì jì cǐ zhōng jié, dàn tā de bù xià bìng méiyǒu fàng qì. xǔ duō jiāng dōng zǐdì táo huí le gù xiāng, bìng zài rì hòu bù duàn zhuàng dà lìliàng, děng dài jī huì zàicì jué qǐ. lìshǐ suīrán méiyǒu gěi tāmen zàicì yǔ liú bāng jué zhàn de jī huì, dàn juǎn tǔ chóng lái de jīngshén, què chéng le hòu shì jīlì wú shù rén de jīngshén lìliàng, ràng rénmen zài miàn duì kùnjìng shí, réng huái bào xīwàng yǔ yǒngqì, yǒng bù fàng qì.

During the Chu-Han contention, Xiang Yu suffered a devastating defeat at the Battle of Gaixia and was besieged by the Han army. He led his remaining troops to break through the siege and arrived at the Wu River. Facing the surging river, Xiang Yu was disheartened and committed suicide. However, Du Mu wrote in his poem "Inscription on the Pavilion at Wu River": "Many talented young men from Jiangdong, a comeback is not impossible." This poem contains a tragic implication, also foreshadowing that even after Xiang Yu's death, his subordinates still have the chance to make a comeback. In fact, although Xiang Yu's power ended, his subordinates did not give up. Many young men from Jiangdong fled back to their hometown and continuously grew their strength, waiting for the opportunity to rise again. History did not give them the chance to fight Liu Bang again, but the spirit of "making a comeback" has become a source of inspiration for countless people in later generations, encouraging people to embrace hope and courage in the face of adversity and never give up.

Usage

用于形容失败后重新恢复势力。

yòng yú xiáoshù shībài hòu chóngxīn huīfù shì lì

Used to describe the restoration of power after a defeat.

Examples

• 他失败后卷土重来，再次挑战对手。

  tā shībài hòu juǎn tǔ chóng lái, zàicì tiǎozhàn duìshǒu

  After his defeat, he came back to challenge his opponent again.

• 经过休整，敌军卷土重来，再次发起进攻。

  jīngguò xiūzhěng, díchūn juǎn tǔ chóng lái, zàicì fāqǐ gōngjī

  After a rest, the enemy troops returned and launched another attack

Related Idioms

• 死灰复燃

• 东山再起

Opposite Idioms

• 一蹶不振

• 灰飞烟灭