created sense approved 起死回生 · qǐsǐhuíshēng · to bring back to life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
起死回生
qǐsǐhuíshēng
to bring back to life
to snatch a patient from the jaws of death; describes exceptional medical skill
起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to rise 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die 回生 (literal) → 回生 · huíshēng · to bring back to life
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 起死回生 · qǐsǐhuíshēng · to make a comeback — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
起死回生
qǐsǐhuíshēng
to make a comeback
to turn around a hopeless situation; to make an unexpected recovery or rescue a failing enterprise
起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to rise 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die 回生 (literal) → 回生 · huíshēng · to bring back to life
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition