倒懸之苦

倒悬之苦
dàoxuánzhīkǔ
  1. lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
  2. dire straits

CEDICT

比喻處境極為艱困、危險。也作「倒懸之急」。

重編國語辭典

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 苦 kǔ
  1. bitter
  2. hardship
  3. pain
  4. to suffer
  5. to bring suffering to
  6. painstakingly

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