struggle in a desperate or hopeless situation for survival
In Chinese, Pinyin is s ǐ zh ō nqi ú Hu ó, which means to survive in death. From the book of the emperor.
Idiom explanation
seek life in the midst of death
Analysis of Idioms
Close synonym: survival from the dead, survival from the dead
The origin of Idioms
Wang Zhi of the Song Dynasty wrote in the book of the upper Emperor: "today, the blade invades the chest, and the fire forces the skin. To survive in death, we should find a strange plan."
Idiom usage
As predicate and object
Examples
Gao Yang's complete biography of Hu Xueyan: the red top merchant: "it's better to seize the food of the Taiping army. On the contrary, it's a way to survive in death."
Chinese PinYin : sǐ zhōng qiú huó
struggle in a desperate or hopeless situation for survival
go to the battle-front without any burden. qīng zhuāng shàng zhèn
wobble along like a duck or a goose. yā bù é xíng
seek death or glory on the battlefield. xiào sǐ jiāng chǎng
the moonlight shadow is like the jade. jing ying chen bi
Buy the king and get the sheep. mǎi wáng dé yáng
to have an irascible temperament. cuō yán rù huǒ
Nine tripods are not enough. jiǔ dǐng bù zú wéi zhòng