大敌当前 (dà dí dāng qián) | Meaning: (idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

matter of life and death生死攸关shēng sǐ yōu guān

matter of life and death生死存亡shēng sǐ cún wáng

economic crisis经济危机jīng jì wēi jī

lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom) · fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help四面楚歌sì miàn Chǔ gē

to endanger · to jeopardize · a danger (to life, national security etc)危及wēi jí

(idiom) to be attacked from the front and rear腹背受敌fù bèi shòu dí

(idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy