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危如朝露 (ngai4 jyu4 ziu1 lou6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

危如朝露 (ngai4 jyu4 ziu1 lou6, wēi rú zhāo lù) — precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 危危乎 (ngai4 ngai4 fu4) — describes a very dangerous situation; at the verge of something
• 危險性 (ngai4 him2 sing3) — hazardous; dangerous
• 危急 (ngai4 gap1) — (noun) Imminent danger
• 危言聳聽 (ngai4 jin4 sung2 ting1) — (noun) Scaremongering
• 危 (ngai4) — danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. [wéi]; dangerous; precipitous
• 危亡 (ngai4 mong4) — at stake; in peril

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