事危累卵 shì wēi lěi luǎn

in a very dangerous, shaky situation

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture

Characters

Character Meaning
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
危 wēi HSK 4
danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi
累 lěi HSK 2
tired; weary; to work hard
卵 luǎn
egg; (coll.) testicles; (expletive) fucking