wēi zài dàn xīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
in imminent peril (idiom) / on the brink of crisis
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Original source entry:

危在旦夕 危在旦夕 [wei1 zai4 dan4 xi1] /in imminent peril (idiom)/on the brink of crisis/

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危在旦夕
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