危机四伏 — Chinese idiom
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
Traditional: 危機四伏
Meaning
- danger lurks on every side
Character by character
- 危wēidangerous, precarious; high
- 机jīdesk; machine; moment, opportunity
- 四sìfour
- 伏fúto crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal
Idioms sharing a character
- 事危累卵 shì wēi lěi luǎn
- 倒悬之危 dào xuán zhī wēi
- 力尽神危 lì jìn shén wēi
- 危在旦夕 wēi zài dàn xī
- 危如朝露 wēi rú zhāo lù
- 危如累卵 wēi rú lěi luǎn
- 危若朝露 wēi ruò zhāo lù
- 危言危行 wēi yán wēi xíng
- 危言耸听 wēi yán sǒng tīng
- 居安思危 jū ān sī wēi
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