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Trad. 回頭率
- frequency with which people turn their heads to look; degree of attracting attention
- percentage of repeat customers (catering, hospitality etc)
Trad. 走回頭路
- to turn back
- to backtrack
- (fig.) to revert to the former way of doing things
Trad. 浪子回頭
- the return of a prodigal son (idiom)
Trad. 浪子回頭金不換
- a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold
Trad. 開弓沒有回頭箭
- lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
- fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back
- to have to finish what one started
- to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
Trad. 不撞南牆不回頭
- to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
Trad. 好馬不吃回頭草
- lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)
- fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)
- leave the past behind
Trad. 苦海無邊，回頭是岸
- The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
- Repent and ye shall be saved!