如 临 大 敌

rú lín dà dídictionary entry

lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom) / fig. cautious / with great preoccupation / with strict precaution

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Original source entry:

如臨大敵 如临大敌 [ru2 lin2 da4 di2] /lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom)/fig. cautious/with great preoccupation/with strict precaution/

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Other forms in these source records: 如臨大敵

如
rú
as / as if / such as
临
lín
to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before
大
dà
big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
dài
see 大夫[dài fu]
敌
dí
(bound form) enemy / (bound form) to be a match for / to rival / (bound form) to resist / to withstand

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