危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
Pinyin

Definition

危机四伏
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wēi jī sì fú
  1. danger lurks on every side (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

四
sì
  1. 1 four
  2. 2 4
丢三落四
diū sān là sì
  1. 1 forgetful
  2. 2 empty-headed
伏
Fú
  1. 1 surname Fu
伏牛山
Fú niú shān
  1. 1 Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qín lǐng shān mài], Shaanxi
伏特加
fú tè jiā
  1. 1 vodka (loanword)
伏笔
fú bǐ
  1. 1 foreshadowing (literary device)
  2. 2 foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
光伏
guāng fú
  1. 1 photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
十四
shí sì
  1. 1 fourteen
  2. 2 14
危害
wēi hài
  1. 1 to jeopardize
  2. 2 to harm
  3. 3 to endanger
  4. 4 harmful effect
  5. 5 damage
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
危机
wēi jī
  1. 1 crisis
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
危险
wēi xiǎn
  1. 1 danger
  2. 2 dangerous
危难
wēi nàn
  1. 1 calamity
四分之一
sì fēn zhī yī
  1. 1 one-quarter
四十
sì shí
  1. 1 forty
  2. 2 40
四合院
sì hé yuàn
  1. 1 courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
四周
sì zhōu
  1. 1 all around
四季
sì jì
  1. 1 four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
四射
sì shè
  1. 1 to radiate all around
四川
Sì chuān
  1. 1 Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都
四川省
Sì chuān Shěng
  1. 1 Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川[Chuān] or 蜀[Shǔ], capital Chengdu 成都[Chéng dū]

Idioms (20)

事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn
  1. 1 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
伏龙凤雏
fú lóng fèng chú
  1. 1 hidden genius (idiom)
倒悬之危
dào xuán zhī wēi
  1. 1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
  2. 2 dire straits
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
  1. 1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
力尽神危
lì jìn shén wēi
  1. 1 totally exhausted as result of overexertion (idiom)
危在旦夕
wēi zài dàn xī
  1. 1 in imminent peril (idiom)
  2. 2 on the brink of crisis
危如朝露
wēi rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
危如累卵
wēi rú lěi luǎn
  1. 1 precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
  2. 2 in a dangerous state
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
  1. 1 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
危而不持
wēi ér bù chí
  1. 1 national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
危言危行
wēi yán wēi xíng
  1. 1 upright and plainspoken (idiom)
危言耸听
wēi yán sǒng tīng
  1. 1 frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk
  2. 2 reds under the beds
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
  1. 1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
  2. 2 famous
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
  1. 1 four generations under one roof (idiom)
四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā
  1. 1 sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
四两拨千斤
sì liǎng bō qiān jīn
  1. 1 lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to achieve much with little effort
四分五裂
sì fēn wǔ liè
  1. 1 all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
  2. 2 complete lack of unity
  3. 3 to disintegrate
  4. 4 falling apart
  5. 5 to be at sixes and sevens
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
  1. 1 lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
  2. 2 this world is an illusion
四平八稳
sì píng bā wěn
  1. 1 everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary

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