on the verge of death or destruction(huò zài dàn xī)

on the verge of death or destruction

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Hu ò Z à ID à nx ī, which means disaster is coming. It comes from Nuo Gao Ji, the kingdom of Changxu.

explain

Dan: morning; Xi: evening; Dan: short time. Disaster is coming

source

Duan Chengshi's Nuo Gao Ji Chang Xu Guo in the Tang Dynasty said, "our country is in danger, and it can't be saved without the emperor's son-in-law." The first volume of Qingbo magazine, written by Zhou Wei of Song Dynasty: "giving up one's life and observing one's life will ensure one's good fortune, but the appearance of the senior officials is very bad, and the disaster is only in a short time."

Examples

If you do it seriously, you can't run away. If you drag it down, your family will be ruined. The fourth chapter of yellow Hydrangea by Yi Suo in Qing Dynasty

usage

Subject predicate; as object and attribute; with derogatory meaning

Chinese PinYin : huò zài dàn xī