九死に一生を得る

[kyuushi-ni-isshou-wo-eru]


Literal translation:

Get one life out of nine deaths


Meaning:

Avoid death by a hairbreadth

Have a hairbreadth escape 

Survive by a hair


Example:

彼の家は地震で崩壊したが、彼は九死に一生を得た。

His house collapsed due to an earthquake, but he survived by a hair.


Japanese Idioms and Proverbs

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