绝处逢生
绝处逢生
jué chǔ féng shēng
to come back from death's door (idiom); unexpected rescue from danger; fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation; to find a way out of a predicament
verbidiom
Traditional: 絕處逢生
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- (verb, idiom) to come back from death's door (idiom); unexpected rescue from danger
- fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation
- to find a way out of a predicament
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Related Words
前门打虎，后门打狼(qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng)· to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
→前门拒虎，后门进狼(qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng)· to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
→急难(jí nàn)· misfortune
→来电(lái diàn)· incoming telegram or telephone call
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