绝处逢生

Traditional: 絕處逢生

jué chù féng shēng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to find a way to survive when everything seems hopeless

What does 绝处逢生 mean?

绝处逢生 (jué chù féng shēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to find a way to survive when everything seems hopeless

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绝juéto cut short · extinct 处chǔto reside · to live 逢féngto meet by chance · to come across 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur

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绝处逢生

jué chù féng shēng

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