事危累卵 shìwēilěiluǎn at a critical stage Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 事 shì noun matter matter; affair; thing; event危 wēi noun dangerous (bound form) danger; precarious; in jeopardy; to endanger; to imperil累卵 lěiluǎn stacked eggs eggs piled one on top of another; used to describe a situation that is extremely precarious or dangerous