摇摇欲坠 (yáo yáo yù zhuì) | Meaning: tottering | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom) · (of a situation) unstable风雨飘摇fēng yǔ piāo yáo

precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment · in a dangerous state危如累卵wēi rú lěi luǎn

danger · dangerous危险wēi xiǎn

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

tottering · on the verge of collapse