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大難不死
daai6 naan6 bat1 sei2 |
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have a close brush with death; barely escape from calamity [literal] big trouble (but) won't die [synonym] 死裡逃生 Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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大難不死 / 大难不死 | ||
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Characters in this word:大 daai6 - big難 naan4 naan6 - difficult; unpleasant; calamity; blame 不 bat1 - not; no; un- 死 sei2 - die; death; dead 1 compounds containing this word:大難不死,必有後福 - good fortune awaits the survivor of a great disaster |
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