劫后余生

Traditional: 劫後餘生

jié hòu yú shēng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to be a survivor of a calamity

What does 劫后余生 mean?

劫后余生 (jié hòu yú shēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to be a survivor of a calamity

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劫jiévariant of 劫[jie2]后Hòusurname Hou 余Yúsurname Yu 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur

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劫后余生

jié hòu yú shēng

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