







死而复苏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to come back to life”. To revive or recover from a desperate or near-fatal situation. Literally, “die and revive”.

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Open the tool →死而复苏 (sǐ ér fù sū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to come back to life”.
死而复苏 is pronounced sǐ ér fù sū in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 死而复苏 means “die and revive”. It is used to mean “to come back to life”.
复:又,再;苏:醒过来。死去了又活过来,形容生命不息