be snatched from the jaws of death

be snatched from the jaws of death

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ju é ch ù f é ngsh ē ng, which describes getting a life at the most dangerous time. It comes from Qian Dayin's dream of exploring Fei's clothes.

Citation explanation

Jue Chu: dead end. In Qian Dayin's dream of exploring Fei's clothes, Zheng Ming, written by Guan Hanqing in Yuan Dynasty: "Li Qing'an is very lucky to be born." In Ming Dynasty, Feng Menglong's Yu Shi Ming Yan: "I was so happy that I met an old man with a staff." As the saying goes in Feng Menglong's "warning to the world · confession of GUI Yuanwai's poor journey" in Ming Dynasty is "good luck to man and nature, and a perfect place to live." In Shen Fu's six chapters of a floating life, a tale of frustrations and sorrows in Qing Dynasty, it is said that "it is lucky to meet Cao Lao and find a way out." Chapter 28 of Jing Hua Yuan: "if I meet you today, though he is in a desperate position, there are more than a hundred million people who will harm this girl." Chapter 28 of Li Baojia's the appearance of officialdom in the Qing Dynasty: it is said that Shu junmen had been in prison for more than two days, when he saw his subordinates coming in with smoking utensils and bedding. It was like a desperate situation. I can't explain his distress.

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: come back from the dead, escape from the dead, turn the corner for safety

Idiom usage

As the saying goes, "good luck to man and nature, good luck to life." Feng Menglong, Ming Dynasty

The origin of Idioms

In Yuan Dynasty, Guan Hanqing's "Qian Dayin's dream of finding Fei's clothes · Zhengming": "Li Qing'an is very lucky to be born."