死里逃生 in English si3 li3 tao2 sheng1 Meaning

Meanings

  • mortal danger, escape alive (idiomatic expression); a narrow escape
  • to survive by the skin of one's teeth

Simplified Characters

死 里 逃 生

Traditional Characters

死 裡 逃 生

Pinyin

si3 li3 tao2 sheng1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

死si3to die 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3] 逃tao2to escape 生sheng1to be born