倒悬之急
dào​xuán​zhī​jí

dire straits

  • created reference approved 倒悬之急/倒懸之急 → 累卵之危 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒悬之急 / 倒懸之急 dào​xuán​zhī​jí

    累卵之危 lěi​luǎn​zhī​wēi

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 倒悬之急/倒懸之急 · dào​xuán​zhī​jí · dire straits — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒悬之急 / 倒懸之急

    dào​xuán​zhī​jí

    dire straits

    an extremely critical or dangerous situation; literally refers to the crisis of being hung upside down by the feet

    倒悬 (literal) → 倒悬/倒懸 · dào​xuán · to be in dire straits 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 急 (literal) → 急 · jí · emergency

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