铤而走险
tǐng'ér​zǒu​xiǎn

to take a desperate risk

  • created reference approved 铤而走险/鋌而走險 → 逼上梁山 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铤而走险 / 鋌而走險 tǐng'ér​zǒu​xiǎn

    逼上梁山 bī​shàng​liáng​shān

    synonym

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

    铤而走险 / 鋌而走險

    tǐng'ér​zǒu​xiǎn

    to take a desperate risk

    to take a risk or break the law out of desperation because one is left with no other choice; (idiom) to be driven to a risky or reckless action

    铤 (literal) → 铤/鋌 · tǐng · to run fast 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 走险 (literal) → 走险/走險 · zǒu​xiǎn · to take risks

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