九死一生

jiǔ sǐ yī shēng

Dictionary entry

nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape

What does 九死一生 mean?

九死一生 (jiǔ sǐ yī shēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape

2new lease of life

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九jiǔnine · 9 死sǐto die · impassable 一yīone · single 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur

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九死一生

jiǔ sǐ yī shēng

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