如临深渊，如履薄冰
rú​lín​shēn​yuān​rú​lǚ​bó​bīng

to tread on thin ice

  • created reference approved 如临深渊，如履薄冰/如臨深淵，如履薄冰 → 战战兢兢/戰戰兢兢 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如临深渊，如履薄冰 / 如臨深淵，如履薄冰 rú​lín​shēn​yuān​rú​lǚ​bó​bīng

    战战兢兢 / 戰戰兢兢 zhàn​zhàn​jīng​jīng

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 如临深渊，如履薄冰/如臨深淵，如履薄冰 · rú​lín​shēn​yuān​rú​lǚ​bó​bīng · to tread on thin ice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如临深渊，如履薄冰 / 如臨深淵，如履薄冰

    rú​lín​shēn​yuān​rú​lǚ​bó​bīng

    to tread on thin ice

    (idiom) to be extremely cautious and on guard, as if standing at the edge of a deep abyss or walking on thin ice; to proceed with extreme caution and apprehension

    如临深渊 (literal) → 如临深渊/如臨深淵 · rú​lín​shēn​yuān · on the brink of an abyss ， (non_chinese) 如履薄冰 (literal) → 如履薄冰 · rú​lǚ​bó​bīng · extremely cautious

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