have a recurrence of an old illness

have a recurrence of an old illness

In Chinese, the Pinyin is Ji ù B ì NGF ù f ā, which means that the original disease has been committed again. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms.

The origin of Idioms

Thirty two chapters of romance of the Three Kingdoms written by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty: "when Yuan Shaowen heard of Yuan Shangbai's return, he was shocked again. His old illness recurred, he vomited blood and fainted to the ground."

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; predicate; derogatory. The second chapter of Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in the Qing Dynasty: the female students serve the soup and medicine, observe the funeral rites, are too sad, plain and timid, so they relapse from the old illness, and sometimes they never go to school. Chapter 48 of Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty: it's OK that my brother really wants to go through some serious things, but he speaks well at home, and when he goes outside, his old illness relapses, so it's hard to restrain him. Chapter 113 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "later, Baoyu understood that the old illness recurred and she often cried and thought about it. It was not an ungrateful person.

Idiom story

Xue pan plays Liu Xianglian at the banquet. After being beaten by Liu Xianglian, he feels that he has no face to stay in the capital. So he wants to go out to do business with his staff and ask his mother for advice. His mother has no idea. Baochai thinks that he should have a try. If his old illness recurres, there is no way. It's also a good thing if homosexuality is completely changed.