九死一生
Traditional form:
九死一生
Pinyin (reading):
jiǔsǐyīshēng
Definitions:
- nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
- new lease of life
Characters:
- 九 - nine
- 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible
- 一 - one; a, an; alone
- 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
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