虎口餘生 hǔ kǒu yú shēng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

虎 hǔ
HSK 4
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
口 kǒu
HSK 3
mouth; open end; entrance, gate
餘 yú surplus, excess, remainder
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth