九死一生 (gau2 sei2 jat1 sang1) — 9 deaths, 1 life. in Cantonese
gauˊ²九seiˊ²死jatˉ¹一sangˉ¹生Mandarin Pinyin: jiu3 si3 yi1 sheng1
Meaning of 九死一生
noun9 deaths, 1 life.
noun- a narrow escape from death, 'dodged a bullet'
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