at a critical juncture
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à oxu á nzh à w à I, which means to describe a situation of extreme difficulty. It comes from Mencius Gongsun Chou Shang.
The origin of Idioms
In the Warring States period, Mencius Gongsun Chou Shang, written by Mencius Ke, said: "today, the country of Wancheng is a benevolent government, and the people are happy with it
Idiom usage
Zhang Junrui, a tourist, sent a letter to order the monk to bow to his command and ask for the general's help. (the first fold of the second volume of the romance of the Western chamber by Wang Shifu in Yuan Dynasty)
Analysis of Idioms
It's a matter of urgency and danger
Chinese PinYin : dào xuán zhī wēi
at a critical juncture
play the flageolet , begging for food -- ask alms by playing an instrument. chuī chí qǐ shí
be scattered in four directions and cast down. sì fēn wǔ luò
use one's personality to influence others. jī bó tíng jiāo
Make mistakes by making mistakes. é yǐ zī é