危在旦夕 (wēi zài dàn xī) — in imminent danger; on the verge of death or disaster
Definition
Literally 'danger at dawn and dusk', this idiom means a crisis so urgent it could end within hours — used for nations, companies, or lives on the brink of collapse or death.
idiom
in imminent dangeron the verge of death or disaster
Examples
- 危在旦夕，。Bìng rén de shēng mìng wēi zài dàn xī, yī shēng zhèng zài quán lì qiǎng jiù.The patient's life is in imminent danger; the doctors are doing everything they can to save him.
- 危在旦夕，。Zhè jiā gōng sī wēi zài dàn xī, rú guǒ bù mǎ shàng róng zī jiù huì dǎo bì.This company is on the verge of collapse; if it doesn't get funding right away it will go bankrupt.
- 危在旦夕，。Nà shí guó jiā wēi zài dàn xī, quán guó rén mín tuán jié yí zhì.At that time the country was in imminent danger, and the whole nation united as one.
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