jiǔ​sǐ​yī​shēng

extreme danger

  • created reference approved 九死一生 → 万死一生/萬死一生 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    九死一生 jiǔ​sǐ​yī​shēng

    万死一生 / 萬死一生 wàn​sǐ​yī​shēng

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 九死一生 · jiǔ​sǐ​yī​shēng · extreme danger — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    九死一生

    jiǔ​sǐ​yī​shēng

    extreme danger

    Describes a situation where the odds of survival are very low; in great peril

    jiǔ​sǐ​yì​shēng

    九 (literal) → 九 · jiǔ · many 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to live

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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  • created sense approved 九死一生 · jiǔ​sǐ​yī​shēng · narrow escape — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    九死一生

    jiǔ​sǐ​yī​shēng

    narrow escape

    A narrow escape from death; to survive extremely dangerous circumstances against all odds

    jiǔ​sǐ​yì​shēng

    九 (literal) → 九 · jiǔ · many 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to live

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense