"九死一生" meaning in Chinese

See 九死一生 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kɐu̯³⁵ sei̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/, /kɐu̯³⁵ sei̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/, /kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: jiǔsǐyīshēng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙˇ ㄧ ㄕㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gau² sei² jat¹ sang¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], kiú-sú-it-seng, jiǔsǐyīshēng [Phonetic:jiúsǐyìshēng] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jiǒusǐhyisheng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chiu³-ssŭ³-i¹-shêng¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jyǒu-sž-yī-shēng [Mandarin, Yale], jeousyyisheng [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзюсыишэн [Mandarin, Palladius], czjusyišɛn [Mandarin, Palladius], gáu séi yāt sāng [Cantonese, Yale], gau² sei² jat⁷ sang¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], geo² séi² yed¹ seng¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], kiú-sú-it-seng [Hokkien, POJ], kiú-sú-it-sing [Hokkien, Tai-lo], kiwswitsefng [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 九死一生
  1. narrow escape from death Tags: idiomatic
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
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      "zh-pron": "jeousyyisheng"
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      "zh-pron": "цзюсыишэн"
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    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "gau² sei² jat⁷ sang¹"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "geo² séi² yed¹ seng¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐu̯³⁵ sei̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "kiú-sú-it-seng"
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        "Tai-lo"
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      "zh-pron": "kiú-sú-it-sing"
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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      "zh-pron": "kiwswitsefng"
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        "Kaohsiung"
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        "Taipei"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙˇ ㄧ ㄕㄥ"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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        "Yale"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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        "Palladius"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
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      "zh-pron": "gáu séi yāt sāng"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gau² sei² jat⁷ sang¹"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "geo² séi² yed¹ seng¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐu̯³⁵ sei̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "kiú-sú-it-seng"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kiú-sú-it-sing"
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kiwswitsefng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: jiúsǐyìshēng]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐu̯³⁵ sei̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/"
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  "word": "九死一生"
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