生死关头: an important juncture of life and death; a moment when one's fate hangs in the balance; at the crucial moment of life and death; be a moment [a turning point] of life and death; be a matte
生死未卜: one's life is uncertain.; hard to predict one's chances of life or death; hard to tell whether the person is alive or not; uncertain of one's life; whether one will survive is uncertain
And yet in chinese tradition , the so - called " eldritch flame shadow flame " , which involves the burning of rhinoceros horn , is a proverbial method of piercing the veil between the mortal realm and the hereafter 刘诚是含冤而死还是命不该绝?刽子手秦步罗莽饰携著冰寒的钢刀,一声怒吼,手起刀落,奇迹就在这一刻发生生死有命?