虎口余生 hǔ kǒu yú shēng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)
  2. to have a narrow escape

CHARACTERS

虎 hǔ tiger; brave, fierce; surname
口 kǒu mouth; open end; entrance, gate
余 yú I, my, me; surname; surplus
生 shēng life, living, lifetime; birth