Chinese learning begins with simple characters, progresses to phrases, and culminates in idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms. Today’s focus is 「死裏逃生」. Check below for details.
We’re presenting the idiom 「死裏逃生」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
Escape from an extremely dangerous situation and survive.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sǐ lǐ táo shēng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sei2 leui5 tou4 sang1
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.

