虎口逃生 — “To have a narrow escape from extreme danger”
虎口逃生 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a narrow escape from extreme danger”. To survive a perilous situation by the skin of one's teeth. Literally, “escape from a tiger's mouth to survive”.
虎口逃生 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 虎口逃生
During the Song Dynasty, there was a poor farmer named Zhu Tai from Huzhou who supported his elderly mother by cutting firewood.
One day, while cutting firewood, he encountered a tiger. The tiger pounced on him, pinning him to the ground. Zhu Tai cried out in despair, 'If I die, what will become of my old mother?'
Startled by his desperate cry, the tiger ran away. His fellow villagers rushed to see him and celebrated his astonishing survival from the tiger's jaws, subsequently changing his name to Zhu Hucan, to commemorate his close call with death.
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What does 虎口逃生 mean?
虎口逃生 (hǔ kǒu táo shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a narrow escape from extreme danger”.
How do you pronounce 虎口逃生?
虎口逃生 is pronounced hǔ kǒu táo shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 虎口逃生 literally mean?
Literally, 虎口逃生 means “escape from a tiger's mouth to survive”. It is used to mean “to have a narrow escape from extreme danger”.
Where does 虎口逃生 come from?
虎口逃生 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 虎口逃生?
老虎嘴里幸存下来的生命。比喻逃脱极危险的境地侥幸活下来。