Explanation of idioms about relapse

Explanation of the idiom: It is a metaphor for the recurrence of old habits

Source of the idiom: Chapter 48 of Cao Xueqin's "A Dream of Red Mansions" in the Qing Dynasty: "My brother really has to go through serious things, that's all; it's just that he is at home. It sounds nice, but when he goes outside, his old illness relapses and it is difficult to restrain him."

Traditional Chinese idiom: relapse of old illness

Simplified pinyin of the idiom: JBFF

Idiom phonetic notation: ㄐ一ㄡˋ ㄅ一ㄥˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄚ

Frequently used: in idioms

Number of words in the idiom: four-character idiom

Emotional color: derogatory Idioms

Idiom usage: used as a predicate for the recurrence of an old disease; refers to the recurrence of an old habit.

Idiom structure: subject-predicate idiom

Idiom era: modern idiom

Synonyms: old thoughts come back

Idiom example: road Chapter 31 of Volume 4 of Yao's "The Ordinary World": "But within a few days, this second-rate man relapsed and had a promiscuous erection."

English translation: return to one's vomit

Japanese Translation: hold illness (びょう)が开る

Russian Translation: повтóрное заолевáние

Other translations: einen Rückfall in eine alte Krankheit erleiden

Idiom story:

Xue Pan teased Liu Xianglian at a banquet and was severely beaten by Liu Xianglian. He felt that he had no face to stay in the capital, so he wanted to go out to do business with his employees and asked Xue's mother for instructions. , the mother has no idea, Baochai thinks that he should be allowed to give it a try. There is nothing he can do if the old disease relapses, but it would be a good thing if he completely changes his homosexuality.