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

on the verge of death or destruction

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w à iz à ID à nx à, which means danger is at hand. It comes from the chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, Wu Shu, biography of Tai Shi CI.

Entry

on the verge of death or destruction

Pinyin

wēizàidànxī

Citation explanation

Evening: morning and evening, short time. Describe the danger at hand.

"Three Kingdoms · Wu Shu · Tai Shi CI Zhuan" says: "today's Guanhai riot, Beihai besieged, poor and helpless, in danger."

In the second chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty, Zhang Yide angrily whipped the governor and he Guojiu tried to kill the officials: the world is in danger, and your majesty still drinks with the eunuchs.

The eleventh chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of the Ming Dynasty "Liu Huangshu Beihai saves Kong Rong, LV Wenhou, Puyang breaks Cao Cao": today's Guanhai riot, Beihai is surrounded, lonely and poor, and in danger. "

Chapter 76 of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of the Ming Dynasty: there is only one district in the lonely city. There is no food and grass inside and no salvation outside. It is in danger.

Chapter 117 of romance of the Three Kingdoms written by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty: "Chengdu is in danger. Why don't you be obedient to heaven and return to justice?"

The sixth chapter of shuotang: "now Zijin pass is in danger on the eve of the day, and my father has made a plea for meritorious service because he pardoned his orphan family."

Wen Yiduo's organizing the people and defending the Southwest: now Guilin is in danger, and Liuzhou will not be protected.

Idiom usage

It's very dangerous

Idiom story

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the peasant uprising army led by Zhang Jiao surrounded Duchang, where kongfong stationed troops. Kongfong sent taishici to ask Pingyuan Prime Minister Liu Bei to send troops for rescue. Taishici went to the plain and told Liu Bei that Kong Rong was in imminent danger and was looking forward to sending troops to rescue him. Liu Bei immediately sent 3000 elite troops to follow taishici. When the rebels saw that reinforcements had arrived, they immediately lifted the siege on Duchang

Chinese PinYin : wēi zài dàn xī