回光返照

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光
返
照
final radiance of setting sun / fig. dying flash (of lucidity or activity, prior to demise)

Characters and words in 回光返照

回
huí = hu + ei2
to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) / time / classifier for acts of a play / section or chapter (of a classic book)
回 = 口 + 囗 : Helga Horse (hu-) smuggled herself into the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (-ei2). She covered herself in an enclosure (囗) full of mandarins (口). Unfortunately, she missed one little detail: The box full of mandarins is to be shipped back (回) to China soon.
回
迴
huí = hu + ei2
to curve / to return / to revolve
回
逥
huí = hu + ei2
variant of 迴|回[hui2]
光
gua̅ng = gu + ang1
light / ray / CL:道[dao4] / bright / only / merely / to use up
光 = 小 + 兀 : Mnemonic symbol: a laser pointer.
光 = 小 + 兀 : Gitta Giraffe is giving a big concert in front of the anglepod. She set up a lot of laser pointers for the light show, the audience is throwing daisies up to her and she is just rocking her 胡兀尔.
返
fǎn = f + an3
to return (to)
返 = 反 + 辶 : The protester (反) just entered the anthill (an3) wearing socks and gladiator sandals (辶). Frankenstein's Monster (f) protests loudly and tells the protester to go back (返) where he came from to either wear sandals and no socks, or socks and proper shoes.
照
炤
zhào = zh + ao4
variant of 照[zhao4] / to shine / to illuminate
照
zhào = zh + ao4
according to / in accordance with / to shine / to illuminate / to reflect / to look at (one's reflection) / to take (a photo) / photo / as requested / as before
照 = 昭 + 灬 : James II of England (zh) is taking photos in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) of his grill (灬) which he wants to sell over the internet. The flash (照) of his camera flashes very bright and clear (昭).

Words with 回光返照

回光返照 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 回光返照

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