死し中ちゅう求きゅう活かつ

noun

finding a way out of a desperate situation; seeking life in the midst of death

A yojijukugo describing the act of struggling to survive or escape from a seemingly hopeless, life-threatening predicament. Often used in military, business, or personal crisis contexts.

• 彼かれは死し中ちゅう求きゅう活かつの策さくを練ねった。

  He devised a plan to find a way out of the desperate situation.

• 経けい営えい危き機きの中なかで、社しゃ長ちょうは死し中ちゅう求きゅう活かつの一いっ手てを打うった。

  Amid the management crisis, the president made a desperate move to survive.