僅以身免
jǐn​yǐ​shēn​miǎn

to have a narrow escape

  • created sense approved 仅以身免/僅以身免 · jǐn​yǐ​shēn​miǎn · to have a narrow escape — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    仅以身免 / 僅以身免

    jǐn​yǐ​shēn​miǎn

    to have a narrow escape

    To barely escape with one's life; used to describe a situation where someone (often a commander) is the sole survivor or one of very few to escape being killed or captured while their entire group is lost.

    仅 (literal) → 仅/僅 · jǐn · only 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · self 免 (literal) → 免 · miǎn · to avoid

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