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倒悬之危
倒懸之危
dàoxuánzhīwēi
1. lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
2. dire straits

Character Breakdown

倒
dào
to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
HSK 4 10 丶
悬
xuán
to hang, to hoist, to suspend; hung
HSK 6 11 丶
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4 3 丶
危
wēi
dangerous, precarious; high
HSK 4 6 丶

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