万死一生 wàn sǐ yī shēng To survive a thousand deaths

Explanation

形容经历过极度危险，九死一生才得救。

Describes someone who has experienced extreme danger and barely survived.

Origin Story

唐朝初年，天下大乱，李渊在太原起兵，建立了唐朝，他的儿子李世民在很多战役中出生入死，为唐朝立下赫赫战功。一次，李世民率领军队去攻打洛阳，遇到敌军伏击，李世民率领士兵拼死抵抗，最终战胜了敌人。战后，李世民的士兵们都称赞他“万死一生”，说他真是个勇敢的将军。

táng cháo chū nián, tiān xià dà luàn, lǐ yuān zài tài yuán qǐ bīng, jiàn lì le táng cháo, tā de ér zi lǐ shì mín zài hěn duō zhàn yì zhōng chū shēng rù sǐ, wèi táng cháo lì xià hè hè zhàn gōng. yī cì, lǐ shì mín shuài lǐng jūn duì qù gōng dǎ luò yáng, yù dào dí jūn fú jí, lǐ shì mín shuài lǐng bīng shì pīn sǐ dǐ kàng, zhōng jiū zhàn shèng le dí rén. zhàn hòu, lǐ shì mín de bīng shì men dōu chēng zàn tā "wàn sǐ yī shēng", shuō tā zhēn shì gè yǒng gǎn de jiāng jūn.

In the early Tang Dynasty, the country was in chaos. Li Yuan rebelled in Taiyuan and established the Tang Dynasty. His son Li Shimin fought bravely in many battles and made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. Once, Li Shimin led his army to attack Luoyang and was ambushed by enemy troops. Li Shimin led his soldiers in a desperate fight and finally defeated the enemy. After the battle, Li Shimin's soldiers all praised him as "the one who survived a thousand deaths," saying he was a truly brave general.

Usage

这个成语形容经历过极度危险，九死一生才得救。主要用于形容经历过险恶环境或重大事件之后，保住了性命。

zhège chéng yǔ xíng róng jīng lì guò jí dù wēi xiǎn, jiǔ sǐ yī shēng cái dé jiù. zhǔ yào yòng yú xíng róng jīng lì guò xiǎn è huán jìng huò zhòng dà shì jiàn zhī hòu, bǎo zhù le xìng mìng.

This idiom describes someone who has experienced extreme danger and barely survived. It is used to describe people who have survived difficult circumstances or important events and saved their lives.

Examples

  • 他为了这个项目，真是万死一生，付出很多努力。

    tā wèi le zhège xiàng mù, zhēn shì wàn sǐ yī shēng, fù chū hěn duō nǔ lì.

    He put his life on the line for this project, working extremely hard.

  • 他们历经万死一生，终于成功了。

    tā men lì jīng wàn sǐ yī shēng, zhōng yú chéng gōng le.

    They fought their way through countless perils to achieve their goal.

Related Idioms

  • 九死一生

  • 出生入死

  • 赴汤蹈火

Opposite Idioms

  • 安然无恙

  • 平安无事