幸免於難
xìng​miǎn​yú​nàn

to narrow escape

  • created sense approved 幸免于难/幸免於難 · xìng​miǎn​yú​nàn · to narrow escape — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    幸免于难 / 幸免於難

    xìng​miǎn​yú​nàn

    to narrow escape

    to escape death or disaster by sheer luck; to have a close shave

    幸免 (literal) → 幸免 · xìng​miǎn · to escape by luck 于 (literal) → 于/於 · yú · in 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nàn · disaster

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    created sense