回光反照

huíguāngfǎnzhào
  1. final radiance of setting sun
  2. fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)

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Entry Composition

=1 回 huí
  1. to circle
  2. to go back
  3. to turn around
  4. to answer
  5. to return
  6. to revolve
  7. Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
  8. time
  9. classifier for acts of a play
  10. section or chapter (of a classic book)
=1 回 huí
  1. to curve
  2. to return
  3. to revolve
=1 回 huí variant of 迴 huí
2 光 guāng
  1. bright; shiny
  2. only; merely
  3. used up; finished
  4. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered

classifier: 道
3 反照 fǎnzhào reflection

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回光返照 huíguāngfǎnzhào
  1. final radiance of setting sun
  2. fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)