虎口余生 — “A narrow escape from mortal danger”
虎口余生 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a narrow escape from mortal danger”. To survive a deadly situation. Literally, “survived from a tiger's mouth”.
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Origin and Story of 虎口余生
In the Song Dynasty, there was a poor farmer named Zhu Tai from Huzhou who supported his elderly mother by cutting firewood.
One day, while he was cutting wood, he encountered a tiger. The tiger pounced on him, pinning him to the ground.
Zhu Tai cried out, 'If I die, what will become of my old mother?' Hearing this, the tiger was startled and ran away.
His fellow villagers rushed to check on him, celebrating his miraculous escape from the tiger's mouth. From then on, they changed his name to Zhu Hucan.
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What does 虎口余生 mean?
虎口余生 (hǔ kǒu yú shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a narrow escape from mortal danger”.
How do you pronounce 虎口余生?
虎口余生 is pronounced hǔ kǒu yú shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 虎口余生 literally mean?
Literally, 虎口余生 means “survived from a tiger's mouth”. It is used to mean “a narrow escape from mortal danger”.
Where does 虎口余生 come from?
虎口余生 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 虎口余生?
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。