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After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「出死入生」. Meaning and usage are below.

Today, we explore the idiom 「出死入生」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

①Rescued from death. ② Just like birth and death.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chū sǐ rù shēng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

cheut1 sei2 yap6 saang1/sang1

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.