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死裡逃生

简 死里逃生 · 繁 死裡逃生
Mandarin · pinyin sǐ lǐ táo shēng

Meanings

  1. mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape
  2. to survive by the skin of one's teeth
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死
sǐ · die; dead; death
裡
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逃
táo · escape, flee; abscond, dodge
生
shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
里
lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
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3–3–2–1 · si3 li3 tao2 sheng1

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sei2 leoi5 tou4 sang1

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死裡逃生 · si3 li3 tao2 sheng1
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Exact source record死裡逃生 死里逃生 [si3 li3 tao2 sheng1] /mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape/to survive by the skin of one's teeth/