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起死回生

Mandarin · pinyin qǐ sǐ huí shēng

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3–3–2–1 · qi3 si3 hui2 sheng1

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hei2 sei2 wui4 sang1

Cantonese word readings for 起死回生. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

hei2 sei2 wui4 sang1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(chiefly of a medical doctor) to bring the dying back to life; to turn around a hopeless situation