铤而走险

鋌而走險
tǐngérzǒuxiǎn
to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)

CEDICT

在穷途末路或受逼迫时採取冒险行动或不正当的行为。《左传．文公十七年》：「铤而走险，急何能择。」《明史．卷三三一．西域传三．乌斯藏大宝法王传》：「在官已无馀积，必至苛敛军民，铤而走险，盗将复发。」也作「挺而走险」。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

铤而走险 tǐng'érzǒuxiǎn

Entry Composition

1 铤 tǐng
  1. big arrow
  2. walk fast
2 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
3 走险 zǒuxiǎn
  1. to take risks
  2. to run risks