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倒懸之危

倒懸之危

See also: 倒悬之危

Chinese

		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

Idiom

倒懸之危

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dàoxuánzhīwēi, dàoxuánzhīwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄟ, ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dou³ jyun⁴ zi¹ ngai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: dàoxuánzhīwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawshyuanjyuei
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: dàoxuánzhīwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄟˊ
  - 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
  - IPA ^(key): /tou̯³³ jyːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ ŋɐi̯²¹/