A dead man comes to life
In Chinese, the Pinyin is s à g à Ohu ó y à ng, which means to plead bitterly. It comes from Jin Ping Mei CI Hua.
The origin of Idioms
The 21st chapter of Jinpingmei Cihua written by Lanling Xiaosheng of the Ming Dynasty: "at present, the two of them are dead. What they say is that Ximen is willing."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing
A dead man comes to life
obtain a position thanks to one's wife's connections - fū rén qún dài
great ambition but little talent - cái shū zhì dà
one 's head was shaped like a leopard 's , his eyes round - bào tóu huán yǎn