a person who has known adversity and sorrow; the survivals who have gone through a great deal of hardships ❍ 他们～，再次相逢真乃万幸。It was only by sheer luck that these survivals who had gone through a great deal of hardships could meet each other again.
忧患余生you huan yu sheng
a person who survived adversity and sorrow
忧患余生yōu huàn yú shēnɡ
忧患：忧愁、困苦；余生：指大难后幸存的生命。历经千难万苦之后幸存下来的生命。a survivor of many disasters, survive countless distresses and worries, a person who has known adversity and sorrow