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Home / Idiom / 岌岌可危

imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis

岌岌可危
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
tottering · on the verge of collapse摇摇欲坠yáo yáo yù zhuìin imminent peril (idiom) · on the brink of crisis危在旦夕wēi zài dàn xīdanger · dangerous危险wēi xiǎndying · at one's last gasp奄奄一息yǎn yǎn yī xīat dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state · imminent crisis · living from hand to mouth朝不保夕zhāo bù bǎo xīhanging by a thread · very precarious · almost extinct · (of sound) linger on faintly不绝如缕bù jué rú lu:3
Antonyms
steady as Mt Tai · as safe as houses稳如泰山wěn rú Tài Shānas solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses安如磐石ān rú pán shí
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