九死

きゅうし【九死】

¶彼女は～に一生を得た

She narrowly escaped death. あやうく死をまぬがれた.

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きゅうし【九死】

●九死に一生を得る have a narrow [hairbreadth] escape from the jaws of death; narrowly escape death; escape death by the skin of one's teeth [a hair(s)breadth]; 《口》 have a close shave [call]

・彼は山で熊に出会ったが九死に一生を得た. He came across a bear up in the mountains and narrowly escaped death.

・彼女は幸い助かりはしたが, まさに九死に一生というところだった. Fortunately she was rescued, but she really came within a hairsbreadth of dying.