倒懸之危

倒懸之危

See also: 倒悬之危

Chinese

		to be hung upside down by the feet; to hang upside down	's; him/her/it; this	danger; to endanger
trad. (倒懸之危)		倒懸	之	危
simp. (倒悬之危)		倒悬	之	危

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàoxuánzhīwēi, dàoxuánzhīwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ, ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou³ jyun⁴ zi¹ ngai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: dàoxuánzhīwēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawshyuanjyuei
    • IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: dàoxuánzhīwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawshyuanjywei
    • IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou³ jyun⁴ zi¹ ngai⁴
    • Yale: dou yùhn jī ngàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou³ jyn⁴ dzi¹ ngai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou³ yun⁴ ji¹ ngei⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /tou̯³³ jyːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ ŋɐi̯²¹/

Idiom

倒懸之危

1. critical juncture; the brink of destruction; a danger which puts one in dire straits