咸鱼翻身

xiányúfānshēn

used to describe someone who is at the lowest point in their career, etc and everyone thinks that they have no hope at all, but then they get a chance to be successful again due to their hard work, luck, or other reasons.

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鹹魚翻身|咸鱼翻身 [xián yú fān shēn] ► lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom) ► fig. to experience a reversal of fortune