"出生入死" meaning in Chinese

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      "roman": "Wén zhìrén zhī xiūfēng xī, qí tiāndì yú yī zhǐ. Bǐ zhī ān ér wàng wēi xī, gù chūshēng ér rùsǐ.",
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      "text": "聞至人之休風兮，齊天地於一指。彼知安而忘危兮，故出生而入死。",
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      "text": "闻至人之休风兮，齐天地于一指。彼知安而忘危兮，故出生而入死。",
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  "word": "出生入死"
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      "roman": "Wén zhìrén zhī xiūfēng xī, qí tiāndì yú yī zhǐ. Bǐ zhī ān ér wàng wēi xī, gù chūshēng ér rùsǐ.",
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      "text": "聞至人之休風兮，齊天地於一指。彼知安而忘危兮，故出生而入死。",
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      "zh-pron": "tsoet⁷ sang¹ jap⁹ sei²"
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      "zh-pron": "cug⁴ sên¹ rib⁸ si²"
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      "zh-pron": "tshuk seⁿ ji̍p sí"
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      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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