危而不持 wēi ér bù chí

DEFINITIONS

  1. national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue

CHARACTERS

危 wēi
HSK 4
dangerous, precarious; high
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
持 chí
HSK 4
sustain, support; hold, grasp