险象环生 — Chinese idiom
险象环生
xiǎn xiàng huán shēng
Traditional: 險象環生
Meaning
- dangers spring up all around ; surrounded by perils
Character by character
- 险xiǎnnarrow pass, strategic point
- 象xiàngelephant; ivory; figure, image
- 环huánbracelet, ring; to surround, to loop
- 生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth
Idioms sharing a character
- 化险为夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí
- 履险如夷 lǚ xiǎn rú yí
- 山高水险 shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn
- 抢险救灾 qiǎng xiǎn jiù zāi
- 有惊无险 yǒu jīng wú xiǎn
- 艰难险阻 jiān nán xiǎn zǔ
- 铤而走险 tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn
- 合眼摸象 hé yǎn mō xiàng
- 万象更新 wàn xiàng gēng xīn
- 结草衔环 jié cǎo xián huán
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