倒懸之危 dào xuán zhī wēi

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
  2. dire straits

CHARACTERS

倒 dào
HSK 4
fall over; lie down; take turns
懸 xuán hang, suspend, hoist; be hung
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
危 wēi
HSK 4
dangerous, precarious; high