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虎口余生
hǔ​kǒu​yú​shēng

to have a narrow escape

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 虎口 hǔ​kǒu
    dangerous place
    tiger's mouth, meaning a place of great danger; the jaws of death
  2. 余生 餘生 yú​shēng
    survival
    The life that remains after narrowly escaping death or surviving a major disaster