刀刃上过日子，忘了生死刀刃上過日子，忘了生死刀刃上過日子，忘了生死

living on a knife's edge: forgetting life and death

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes living in constant danger so that one stops worrying about survival.

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Simplified: 刀刃上过日子，忘了生死
Traditional (Taiwan): 刀刃上過日子，忘了生死
Pinyin: dāorèn shang guòrìzi, wàngle shēngsǐ
Pinyin (Taiwan): dāorèn shàng guòrìzi, wàngle shēngsǐ
Bopomofo: ㄉㄠㄖㄣˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄖˋ ˙ㄗ，ㄨㄤˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄕㄥㄙˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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