Cantonese Dictionary

虎口餘生

Complete Entry

fu2 hau2 jyu4 sang1

lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom) · fig. to narrowly escape death

2 Written Forms

Definitions

Meanings

  1. lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)
  2. fig. to narrowly escape death

Writing

Written Forms

虎口餘生Traditional · Main Form
虎口余生Alternate Form

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