revert to one's former state

revert to one's former state

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ù t à if ù m é ng, which means that old habits or defects appear again. It comes from Yu He Ji Si Yin written by Mei Dingzuo in Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Mei Dingzuo of Ming Dynasty wrote in Yu He Ji Si Yin: "if you don't deceive your master, Han Lang will send a letter here. You don't feel that your old situation is reviving. It's hard to break the relationship."

Idiom usage

In Qing Dynasty, he was awarded the 17th chapter of the romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties: "it's just Qi Guoyuan and Li ruli, two rough people, who are back to their old ways. They beat some people down and squeeze them in to watch Yuanqing play."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: relapse