tài
méng

idiom

Meaning of 故态复萌

故态复萌 means to backslide; to fall back into old habits; to revert to one's old self. Pronounced gù tài fù méng.

  • to backslide; to fall back into old habits; to revert to one's old self

Definitions & Examples

jiè
jiǔ
sān
yuè
 
zuì
jìn
yòu
tài
méng
 
kāi
shǐ
jiǔ
 

He quit drinking for three months, but recently he has backslid and started drinking heavily again.

Gōng
zhěng
dùn
hòu
hǎo
le
zhèn
 
méi
xiǎng
dào
guǎn
céng
hěn
kuài
yòu
tài
méng
 
huí
dào
lǎn
sǎn
de
zhuàng
tài
 

The company improved for a while after the reorganization, but unexpectedly, the management quickly reverted to their old, sloppy ways.

Bié
zhǐ
wàng
néng
chè
gǎi
diào
tuō
yán
de
máo
bìng
 
zǒng
huì
tài
méng
 

Don't expect him to completely get rid of his habit of procrastination; he always backslides.