🌟 구사일생 (九死一生)

  Noun  

1. 죽을 뻔한 상황을 여러 번 넘기고 겨우 살아남.

1. NARROW ESCAPE: The act of escaping death several times and barely surviving.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 구사일생으로 구출되다.
    Rescued by a narrow escape.
  • 구사일생으로 목숨을 건지다.
    Save one's life by a narrow escape.
  • 구사일생으로 살아나다.
    Come to life by a narrow escape.
  • 구사일생으로 생존하다.
    Survive by a narrow escape.
  • 구사일생으로 탈출하다.
    Escape by a narrow escape.
  • 삼촌은 암에 걸렸다가 몇 번의 수술 끝에 구사일생으로 완치되었다.
    My uncle had cancer and was completely cured by a narrow escape after several operations.
  • 파도에 휩쓸려 바다에 빠진 나는 구조대에 의해 구사일생으로 살아났다.
    I was swept into the sea by the waves and saved by the rescue team.
  • 아랫집 아기가 창문에서 떨어졌는데 나무에 걸려서 살았대요.
    The baby downstairs fell out of the window and he was stuck in a tree.
    정말 구사일생으로 목숨을 건졌네요!
    You really saved your life!

🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: 구사일생 (구사일쌩)
📚 Derivative: 구사일생하다: 죽을 고비를 여러 차례 넘기고 겨우 살아나다. 아홉 번 죽을 뻔하다 한 번…
📚 Category: Environmental issues  

📚 Annotation: 주로 '구사일생으로'로 쓴다.

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