倒懸之危

倒悬之危
dàoxuánzhīwēi
  1. lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
  2. dire straits

CEDICT

critical juncture; the brink of destruction; a danger which puts one in dire straits

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Entry Composition

1 倒懸 dàoxuán
  1. lit. to hang upside down
  2. fig. in dire straits
2 之 zhī
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it
3 危 wēi
  1. danger
  2. to endanger
  3. Taiwan pr. wéi

Related entries

倒懸之急 dàoxuánzhījí
  1. lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
  2. dire straits
倒懸之苦 dàoxuánzhīkǔ
  1. lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
  2. dire straits
苦境 kǔjìng
  1. grievance
  2. dire straits