Updated July 2026
What does 回旋镖 mean?
回旋镖 (huí xuán biāo) means it came back to bite them in internet Chinese slang. A past statement or action that comes back to hit the person who made it. Figurative — someone's old post resurfacing to embarrass them. Literally, it means "boomerang".
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Example
他去年说的话现在成了回旋镖。
Tā qùnián shuō de huà xiànzài chéng le huí xuán biāo.
What he said last year came right back to bite him.
Where 回旋镖 comes from
The English "boomerang" metaphor, made vivid online by screenshot culture: nothing is deleted, so an old take can always fly back. Literal boomerang results still crowd searches for it.
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