累卵之急

lěiluǎnzhījí

delicate balancing act (precarious situation analogous to a leaning pile of eggs)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 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)
2 之 zhī
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it
3 急 jí
  1. urgent
  2. pressing
  3. rapid
  4. hurried
  5. worried
  6. to make (sb) anxious