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死裡逃生

简死里逃生 · 繁死裡逃生

Mandarin · pinyin sǐ lǐ táo shēng

mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape
to survive by the skin of one's teeth

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死: sǐ · die; dead; death
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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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