Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「一生九死」, with its explanation below.
Let’s learn about the idiom 「一生九死」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
Refers to surviving multiple life-threatening situations.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yī shēng jiǔ sǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yat1 sang1 gau2 sei2
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.

