岌岌可危 — Chinese idiom
岌岌可危
jí jí kě wēi
Meaning
- imminent danger ; approaching a crisis
Character by character
- 岌jíperilous, hazardous; steep, high
- 岌jíperilous, hazardous; steep, high
- 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
- 危wēidangerous, precarious; high
Idioms sharing a character
- 一蹴可几 yī cù kě jī
- 不可一世 bù kě yī shì
- 不可胜言 bù kě shèng yán
- 不可告人 bù kě gào rén
- 不可思议 bù kě sī yì
- 不可抗拒 bù kě kàng jù
- 不可收拾 bù kě shōu shi
- 不可枚举 bù kě méi jǔ
- 不可理喻 bù kě lǐ yù
- 不可端倪 bù kě duān ní
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