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TOPIK 5noun

구사일생

gusailsaeng [구사일쌩]

구사일생이 · 구사일생을

a narrow escape from death, a close call

Example

그는 큰 교통사고에서 구사일생으로 살아났어요.

He narrowly escaped death in a serious car accident.

Word parts

구 nine사 death일 one생 life

Literally 'nine deaths, one life' — surviving against all odds.

Good to know

Pronounced [구사일쌩]; usually 구사일생으로 살아나다.