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逃過一劫

简逃过一劫 · 繁逃過一劫

Mandarin · pinyin táo guò yī jié

(idiom) to survive a calamity
to get through a crisis

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逃: táo · escape, flee; abscond, dodge
過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
劫: jié · take by force, coerce; disaster
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across

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2–4–1–2 · tao2 guo4 yi1 jie2

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