危在旦夕

wēizàidànxī
  1. in imminent peril (idiom)
  2. on the brink of crisis

CEDICT

in imminent danger; on the brink of crisis

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 危 wēi
  1. danger
  2. to endanger
  3. Taiwan pr. wéi
2 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
3 旦夕 dànxī
  1. (formal) morning and evening
  2. (formal) short time; sooner or later; imminent; on the horizon
  3. morning and evening
  4. short time; sooner or later; imminent; on the horizon

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間不容髮 jiānbùróngfà
  1. (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)
  2. in a critical state
  3. on the brink of crisis
  4. very close (to happening)
  5. Taiwan pr. jiànbùróngfǎ