Chinese

		danger; to endanger	(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing	sooner or later; imminent; on the horizon
simp. and trad. (危在旦夕)		危	在	旦夕

Idiom

危在旦夕

1. in imminent danger; on the brink of crisis

   天下危在旦夕，陛下尚自與閹宦共飲耶！ [MSC, trad.]

   天下危在旦夕，陛下尚自与阉宦共饮耶！ [MSC, simp.]

   From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms

   Tiānxià wēi zài dànxī, bìxià shàng zì yǔ yānhuàn gòng yǐn yē! [Pinyin]

   The world is crashing down upon us, and yet Your Majesty is enjoying wine with the eunuchs!