朝不保夕 (zhāo bù bǎo xī) | Meaning: at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

in imminent peril (idiom) · on the brink of crisis危在旦夕wēi zài dàn xī

imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis岌岌可危jí jí kě wēi

to be critically ill · to be terminally ill病危bìng wēi

danger · dangerous危险wēi xiǎn

lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom) · fig. hidden danger · imminent danger厝火积薪cuò huǒ jī xīn

live from hand to mouth · be unable to plan out one's day · be preoccupied with the current crisis · live in constant fear for one's livelihood · cannot keep the wolf from the door朝不谋夕zhāo bù móu xī

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state · imminent crisis · living from hand to mouth

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