危若朝露 — Chinese idiom
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
Meaning
- precarious as morning dew ; unlikely to last out the day
Character by character
- 危wēidangerous, precarious; high
- 若ruòif, supposing, assuming; similar
- 朝zhāoto face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
- 露lùdew; leak; bare, exposed; to reveal, to show
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
- 危机四伏 wēi jī sì fú
- 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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