死過翻生

Chinese

		to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	to be brought back to life; to bring back to life
trad. (死過翻生)		死	過	翻生
simp. (死过翻生)		死	过	翻生
alternative forms		死過返生／死过返生
Literally: “to be brought back to life after death”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei² gwo³ faan¹ saang¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei² gwo³ faan¹ saang¹
    • Yale: séi gwo fāan sāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei² gwo³ faan¹ saang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi² guo³ fan¹ sang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³⁵ kʷɔː³³ faːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

死過翻生

1. (Cantonese) to have a near-death experience

Synonyms

• 死裏逃生／死里逃生