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挺而走险
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铤而走险 (鋌而走險) tǐng'ér​zǒu​xiǎn
take risks idiom
to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)

他被生活所迫,不得不铤而走险。

tā bèi shēng​huó suǒ pò, bù​dé​bù tǐng'ér​zǒu​xiǎn.

Forced by life's circumstances, he had no choice but to take a desperate risk.