Definition
岌岌可危 is a four-character idiom (成语) that describes a situation so unstable that disaster could happen at any moment. The literal image is of a dangerously piled stack of eggs. You can use it for political regimes, buildings, relationships, or any precarious state — it's stronger than just 'dangerous' and implies imminent collapse.
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in imminent dangeron the verge of collapseprecarious
Examples
- ，岌岌可危。Nà zuò lǎo qiáo nián jiǔ shī xiū, yǐjīng jí jí kě wēi le.That old bridge has been neglected for years and is now in imminent danger of collapse.
- ，岌岌可危。Gōngsī zījīn liàn duànliè, chǔjìng jí jí kě wēi.The company's capital chain has broken, and its situation is precarious.
- 岌岌可危。Liǎng guó guānxì yīn lǐngtǔ zhēngduān ér jí jí kě wēi.Relations between the two countries are in imminent danger due to the territorial dispute.
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