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구사일생
구사일생
九死一生
[ gusailsaeng ]
「명사」 Noun
• cheating death
The act of escaping death several times and barely surviving.
life events & situations
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced
The hanja from which the word comes
九 (구)
–
nine, number 9, ninth
死 (사)
–
death, to die
一 (일)
–
one, the number 1, first
生 (생)
–
to be born, to live, raw, uncooked
Neighboring words in the dictionary
구별
구별하다
구분
구분하다
구비
구비 문학
구사
구사력
구사일생
구사하다
구상
구석
구석구석
구성
구성원
구세주
구속
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