Talk:卷

Mandarin readings
Can the contexts in which the various Mandarin readings are used be added to this entry? 71.66.97.228 01:04, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Done. 204.11.186.190 13:36, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

RFV discussion: November 2016–August 2017
Rfv-sense for "to make a comeback" definition. I haven't seen this definition outside the Unihan database.
 * Agreed. --Anatoli T. (обсудить/вклад) 06:34, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

The usage originates from the following poem, 題烏江亭 by the Tang dynasty poet 杜牧 (Du Mu) describing the defeat of 項羽 (Xiang Yu) in the battle of 垓下.

【勝敗兵家事不期，包羞忍恥是男兒. 江東子弟多才俊，捲土重來未可知. 】

If 項羽 had been brave to return to his homeland, he might still have the chance to defeat 劉邦 (Liu Bang), who later established the Han dynasty after 項羽 committed suicide.

The term "捲土重來" / 卷土重来 (juǎn tǔ chóng lái) is a popular 成語 proverb meaning to make a come back. The word 捲 has been simplified to 卷 in mainland China, which may explain why the definition has been incorporated into the Unihan database.
 * RFV failed.__Gamren (talk) 14:51, 24 August 2017 (UTC)