zhāo​xī​nán​bǎo

precarious

  • created sense approved 朝夕难保/朝夕難保 · zhāo​xī​nán​bǎo · precarious — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    朝夕难保 / 朝夕難保

    zhāo​xī​nán​bǎo

    precarious

    in imminent danger of being lost or falling (of territory, positions, etc.)

    zhāo​xì​nán​bǎo

    朝夕 (literal) → 朝夕 · zhāo​xī · short time 难保 (literal) → 难保/難保 · nán​bǎo · difficult to protect

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 朝夕难保/朝夕難保 · zhāo​xī​nán​bǎo · on the verge of death — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    朝夕难保 / 朝夕難保

    zhāo​xī​nán​bǎo

    on the verge of death

    facing imminent death due to old age or severe illness; unlikely to survive the day

    zhāo​xì​nán​bǎo

    朝夕 (literal) → 朝夕 · zhāo​xī · short time 难保 (literal) → 难保/難保 · nán​bǎo · difficult to protect

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 朝夕难保/朝夕難保 · zhāo​xī​nán​bǎo · to live from hand to mouth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    朝夕难保 / 朝夕難保

    zhāo​xī​nán​bǎo

    to live from hand to mouth

    to live precariously or in a state of extreme insecurity regarding one's livelihood or daily survival

    zhāo​xì​nán​bǎo

    朝夕 (literal) → 朝夕 · zhāo​xī · from morning to night 难保 (literal) → 难保/難保 · nán​bǎo · cannot guarantee

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

    created sense