兵临城下
bīng​lín​chéng​xià

under siege

  • created reference approved 兵临城下/兵臨城下 → 军临城下/軍臨城下 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兵临城下 / 兵臨城下 bīng​lín​chéng​xià

    军临城下 / 軍臨城下 jūn​lín​chéng​xià

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 兵临城下/兵臨城下 · bīng​lín​chéng​xià · under siege — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兵临城下 / 兵臨城下

    bīng​lín​chéng​xià

    under siege

    soldiers are at the city walls; describes a situation that is at a critical juncture or an imminent threat

    兵 (literal) → 兵 · bīng · army 临 (literal) → 临/臨 · lín · to face 城 (literal) → 城 · chéng · city wall 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · below

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense