事危累卵

shìwēilěiluǎn
lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture

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Entry Composition

1 事 shì
  1. matter
  2. thing
  3. item
  4. work
  5. affair

classifiers: 件, 樁, 回
2 危 wēi
  1. danger
  2. to endanger
  3. Taiwan pr. wéi
3 累卵 lěiluǎn
  1. (literary, figurative) delicate balancing act (precarious situation analogous to a leaning pile of eggs)
  2. delicate balancing act (precarious situation analogous to a leaning pile of eggs)