跳出火坑

tiào chū huǒ kēng

Dictionary entry

lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom); to escape from a living hell

What does 跳出火坑 mean?

跳出火坑 (tiào chū huǒ kēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom); to escape from a living hell

2to free oneself from a life of torture

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跳tiàoto jump · to hop 出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur 火Huǒsurname Huo 坑kēngpit; hollow; depression · (mining) pit; shaft; tunnel

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跳出火坑

tiào chū huǒ kēng

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