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(idiom) to find a way to survive when everything seems hopeless

绝处逢生
jué chù féng shēng
j+üé·2nd tonech+ù·4th tonef+éng·2nd tonesh+ēng·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery起死回生qǐ sǐ huí shēngmortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape · to survive by the skin of one's teeth死里逃生sǐ lǐ táo shēngto turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)转危为安zhuǎn wēi wéi ānlit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom) · fig. to get a new lease on life · to be revived · (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve枯木逢春kū mù féng chūnlit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom) · fig. to narrowly escape death虎口余生hǔ kǒu yú shēngmisfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account逢凶化吉féng xiōng huà jí
Antonyms
(lit.) to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom) · (fig.) to surrender without a fight束手就擒shù shǒu jiù qínto sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate坐以待毙zuò yǐ dài bì
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