wēi​zài​dàn​xī

in imminent peril

危在旦夕 wēi​zài​dàn​xī
in imminent peril
(idiom) in deadly peril; on the brink of crisis; describes a situation where danger is expected to strike at any moment

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.35 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
0.691 per million

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