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九死一生

jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
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Definitions

  1. 1. nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
  2. 2. new lease of life

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Child Words of 九死一生

一
yī

one

一生
yī shēng

all one's life; throughout one's life

九
jiǔ

nine

死
sǐ

to die

生
shēng

to be born