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咸鱼翻身
鹹魚翻身
xiányúfānshēn
1. lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom)
2. fig. to experience a reversal of fortune

Character Breakdown

咸
xián
all, together, united; salted
HSK 4 9 丶
鱼
yú
fish
HSK 2 8 丶
翻
fān
to upset, to capsize, to flip over
HSK 4 18 丶
身
shēn
body, torso; person; pregnancy
HSK 2 7 丶

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