过鬼门关

Traditional (Taiwan): 過鬼門關

guòguǐménguān ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄢ

    • to go through great suffering or danger
    • to face a brush with death

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Literally
pass the ghost gate
Meaning
To go through great suffering or a very dangerous situation, almost like facing death.

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