出生入死 — Chinese idiom
出生入死
chū shēng rù sǐ
Meaning
- from the cradle to the grave ; to go through fire and water
- brave
- willing to risk life and limb
Character by character
- 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce
- 生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth
- 入rùto enter, to come in; to join
- 死sǐdead; death; impassable, inflexible
Idioms sharing a character
- 仓皇出逃 cāng huáng chū táo
- 倾巢而出 qīng cháo ér chū
- 出乎意外 chū hū yì wài
- 出乎意料 chū hū yì liào
- 出乎预料 chū hū yù liào
- 出人意外 chū rén yì wài
- 出人意料 chū rén yì liào
- 出人头地 chū rén tóu dì
- 出其不意 chū qí bù yì
- 出口成章 chū kǒu chéng zhāng
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