huí
guāng
fǎn
zhào

idiom

Meaning of 回光返照

回光返照 means afterglow; the glow in the sky just after sunset caused by atmospheric refraction; momentary rally before death; last flicker of life; temporary revival before final end. Pronounced huí guāng fǎn zhào.

  • afterglow; the glow in the sky just after sunset caused by atmospheric refraction
  • momentary rally before death; last flicker of life; temporary revival before final end

Definitions & Examples

yáng
西
xià
 
tiān
biān
chū
xiàn
le
duǎn
zàn
ér
zhuàng
de
huí
guāng
fǎn
zhào
 

As the sun set, a brief and magnificent afterglow appeared on the horizon.

Shī
rén
cháng
cháng
yòng
huí
guāng
fǎn
zhào
de
jǐng
xiàng
lái
miáo
xiě
 

Poets often use the imagery of the evening glow to describe dusk.