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死裡逃生 (sei2 leoi5 tou4 sang1) — escape by the skin of one's teeth; have a narrow escape; barely escape with one's life in Cantonese

seiˊ²死leoiˏ₅裡touˎ₄逃sangˉ¹生
简 死里逃生
Mandarin Pinyin: si3 li3 tao2 sheng1

Meaning of 死裡逃生

nounescape by the skin of one's teeth; have a narrow escape; barely escape with one's life

Characters in 死裡逃生

死sei2
die; death; dead | [ant] 生, 活
裡leoi5
variant of 裏
逃tou4
run away; escape; flee
生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw

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