枯木逢春
kū mù féng chūn
a withered tree meets spring; a new lease of life
Character by character
枯kū
withered
withered
木mù
tree
tree
逢féng
meets
meets
春chūn
spring
spring
Example
这家快要倒闭的工厂换了新的管理团队，犹如枯木逢春，订单越来越多。
With a new management team the factory, which had been on the brink of closing, got a new lease of life, and the orders keep growing.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
Said of a person who recovers from grave illness or misfortune, or of a failing firm, craft or art form that revives; often with 犹如／如同. Compare 起死回生, which stresses rescue from certain death or failure; 枯木逢春 stresses fresh growth.
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