危如累卵

ngai4 jyu4 leoi5 leon2

precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment · in a dangerous state

Meanings

  1. precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
  2. in a dangerous state

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