大难不死

大難不死
dànànbùsǐ
idiom #27,217

Meanings

  1. 1 to survive a great disaster
  2. 2 to narrowly escape death

Examples

Tā zài chēhuò zhōng dànànbùsǐ, zhēn shì xìngyùn.
He survived the car accident — truly lucky.
Dànànbùsǐ, bì yǒu hòufú.
One who survives great disaster is bound for good fortune.

Tips

culture
大难不死 (dànànbùsǐ, bì yǒu hòufú) is a well-known Chinese proverb: 'Survive a great calamity and good fortune will follow.' It is used to comfort or encourage someone who has been through a dangerous ordeal.
memory
= great, = disaster/calamity, = not, = die. The literal meaning is exactly the definition: 'great disaster, not die'.

Stroke Order

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