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)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 累 lěi
  1. to accumulate
  2. to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. lèi)
  3. continuous
  4. repeated
=1 累 lèi
  1. tired
  2. weary
  3. to strain
  4. to wear out
  5. to work hard
=1 累 léi
  1. rope
  2. to bind together
  3. to twist around
=1 累 léi used in 累贅／累赘 (léizhui, “cumbersome”)
=1 累 lǜ only used in 謼遫累／呼遫累
=1 累 liè only used in 肥累
2 卵 luǎn
  1. egg; ovum; spawn
  2. (coll.) testicles
  3. (old) penis
  4. (expletive) fucking

Containing this entry

事危累卵 shìwēilěiluǎn lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
危如累卵 wēirúlěiluǎn
  1. precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
  2. in a dangerous state
累卵之急 lěiluǎnzhījí