铤而走险 — Chinese idiom
铤而走险
tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn
Traditional: 鋌而走險
Meaning
- to take a risk out of desperation
Character by character
- 铤tǐngingots, metal bars; to hurry
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 走zǒuto walk, to run, to flee
- 险xiǎnnarrow pass, strategic point
Idioms sharing a character
- 一哄而散 yī hōng ér sàn
- 一扫而空 yī sǎo ér kōng
- 一拥而入 yī yōng ér rù
- 一望而知 yī wàng ér zhī
- 一概而论 yī gài ér lùn
- 一炮而红 yī pào ér hóng
- 一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù
- 一饮而尽 yī yǐn ér jìn
- 三思而行 sān sī ér xíng
- 不劳而获 bù láo ér huò
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