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出生入死

chūshēngrùsǐ
idiom #19,628

Meanings

  1. 1 to go through fire and water
  2. 2 to risk one's life
  3. 3 to brave mortal danger

Examples

战士们出生入死，保卫祖国。
Zhànshìmen chūshēngrùsǐ, bǎowèi zǔguó.
The soldiers braved mortal danger to defend the motherland.
他们是出生入死的兄弟。
Tāmen shì chūshēngrùsǐ de xiōngdì.
They are brothers who have been through life and death together.

Tips

history
From the Dao De Jing (道德经), Chapter 50: 出生入死 — people come forth into life and go into death.
memory
Literally 'exit life, enter death' — stepping out of safety into mortal peril.

Stroke Order

出 chū
生 shēng
入 rù
死 sǐ