如 临 深 渊

rú lín shēn yuāndictionary entry

(lit.) as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom) / (fig.) extremely cautious

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Original source entry:

如臨深淵 如临深渊 [ru2 lin2 shen1 yuan1] /(lit.) as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom)/(fig.) extremely cautious/

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