虎口餘生

虎口余生
hǔkǒuyúshēng
  1. lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)
  2. fig. to narrowly escape death

CEDICT

to survive a disaster; to have a narrow escape

Wiktionary

比喻經歷大難而未死。《三俠五義．第二三回》：「你是虎口餘生，將來造化不小，富貴綿長。」也作「虎口逃生」。

重編國語辭典

比喻經歷大難而未死

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 虎口 hǔkǒu
  1. tiger's den
  2. dangerous place
  3. the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand
2 餘生 yúshēng
  1. the remaining years of one's life
  2. survival (after a disaster)