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

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 旦 dàn
  1. (literary) dawn; daybreak
  2. dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
2 夕 xī
  1. (bound form) sunset; dusk
  2. (bound form) evening; night
  3. Taiwan pr. xì

Containing this entry

危在旦夕 wēizàidànxī
  1. in imminent peril (idiom)
  2. on the brink of crisis
只爭旦夕 zhǐzhēngdànxī see 只爭朝夕 zhǐzhēngzhāoxī
命在旦夕 mìngzàidànxī to be at death's door (idiom)
天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福 tiānyǒubùcèfēngyún,rényǒudànxīhuòfú fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment