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事危累卵

shì wēi lěi luǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom) / fig. at a critical juncture
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

事危累卵 事危累卵 [shi4 wei1 lei3 luan3] /lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 事
    shì

    matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]

  • 危
    wēi

    danger / to endanger / Taiwan pr. [wéi]

    Wēi

    surname Wei

  • 累
    léi

    used in 累累[léi léi] / used in 累贅|累赘[léi zhui] and 累墜|累坠[léi zhui] / used in 纍纍|累累[léi léi]

    lěi

    to accumulate / to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lèi]) / continuous / repeated

    lèi

    tired / weary / to strain / to wear out / to work hard

  • 卵
    luǎn

    egg / ovum / spawn / (coll.) testicles / (old) penis / (expletive) fucking

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.