虎口余生

hǔ kǒu yú shēng

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to narrowly escape death

Child Words of 虎口余生

口
kǒu

mouth

生
shēng

to be born

虎
hǔ

tiger

余
yú

extra

虎口
hǔ kǒu

tiger's den

余生
yú shēng

the remaining years of one's life