刀俎餘生
Chinese
| butcher's knife and chopping block; oppressor; persecutor | remainder of one's life; one's remaining years; survival after a disaster | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (刀俎餘生) | 刀俎 | 餘生 | |
| simp. (刀俎余生) | 刀俎 | 余生 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): dāozǔyúshēng
- (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠ ㄗㄨˇ ㄩˊ ㄕㄥ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dāozǔyúshēng
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄠ ㄗㄨˇ ㄩˊ ㄕㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: daozǔyúsheng
- Wade–Giles: tao1-tsu3-yü2-shêng1
- Yale: dāu-dzǔ-yú-shēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dautzuuyusheng
- Palladius: даоцзуюйшэн (daoczujujšɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
刀俎餘生
- synonym of 虎口餘生 / 虎口余生 (hǔkǒuyúshēng, “to survive a disaster; to have a narrow escape”)