挺而走险
tǐng'ér​zǒu​xiǎn

to take a desperate risk

  • created reference approved 挺而走险/挺而走險 → 铤而走险/鋌而走險 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挺而走险 / 挺而走險 tǐng'ér​zǒu​xiǎn

    铤而走险 / 鋌而走險 tǐng'ér​zǒu​xiǎn

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 挺而走险/挺而走險 · tǐng'ér​zǒu​xiǎn · to take a desperate risk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挺而走险 / 挺而走險

    tǐng'ér​zǒu​xiǎn

    to take a desperate risk

    To take a risk out of desperation; to be forced by circumstances to take a dangerous path or break the law.

    挺 (literal) → 挺 · tǐng · to brandish 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 走险 (literal) → 走险/走險 · zǒu​xiǎn · to take risks

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

    created sense