危在旦夕

Traditional form:

危在旦夕

Pinyin (reading):

wēizàidànxī

Definitions:

• in imminent peril (idiom)
• on the brink of crisis

Characters:

• 危 - dangerous, precarious; high
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 旦 - dawn; morning; day
• 夕 - evening, night, dusk; slanted

Traditional characters:

• 危 - dangerous, precarious; high
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 旦 - dawn; morning; day
• 夕 - evening, night, dusk; slanted