如臨深淵
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Chinese[edit]
as (if); such as | to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before |
abyss; abyss; catastrophic situation | ||
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trad. (如臨深淵) | 如 | 臨 | 深淵 | |
simp. (如临深渊) | 如 | 临 | 深渊 | |
Literally: “like on the edge of an abyss”. |
Etymology[edit]
See 戰戰兢兢/战战兢兢 (zhànzhànjīngjīng).
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
如臨深淵
- (figurative) to be extremely cautious
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