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Free Chinese learning materials for you! This series uncovers idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning. Let’s break down 「兩世為人」 and its usage.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「兩世為人」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

It feels like coming back to the world again. Describes surviving a very dangerous situation.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

liǎng shì wéi rén

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

leung5 sai3 wai6/wai4 yan4

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.