危如累卵 wēi rú lěi luǎn

DEFINITIONS

  1. precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
  2. in a dangerous state

CHARACTERS

危 wēi
HSK 4
dangerous, precarious; high
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
累 lěi
HSK 2
tired; implicate, involve; bother
卵 luǎn egg; ovum; roe; spawn