撿回命 [捡－－]

Jyutping gim2 wui4 ming6
Pinyin jiǎn huí mìng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, emphatic, idiomatic
    to serendipitously survive; to live past a life-threatening event
    • 吃魚前曬照撿回命
      吃鱼前晒照捡回命
      chī yú qián shài zhào jiǎn huí mìng
      Man saved by sharing photos before eating a fish
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    吃鱼前晒照捡回命
    吃魚前曬照撿回命
    chī yú qián shài zhào jiǎn huí mìng
    • Man saved by sharing photos before eating a fish