idiom > Old concept germinate again
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Reappearance of an old concept
  Explanation: Meng: start, happen. The old idea or ideas happen again. Means the repetition of many old shortcomings or errors.
  Source: Ming Wang Ting Na "photo of Hou Ji," Although this woman back into this for fear of the Resurrection of the old study, damage is not small. "
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  词 目 旧念复萌
  发 音 jiù niàn fù méng
  释 义 萌:开始,发生。旧时的念头或想法又重新发生。多指重犯旧时的缺点或错误。
  出 处 明·汪廷讷《狮吼记·摄对》:“此妇今虽放回,恐其旧念复萌,为害不小。”