命在旦夕

Traditional form:

命在旦夕

Pinyin (reading):

mìngzàidànxī

Definitions:

• to be at death's door (idiom)

Characters:

• 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 旦 - dawn; morning; day
• 夕 - evening, night, dusk; slanted

Traditional characters:

• 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 旦 - dawn; morning; day
• 夕 - evening, night, dusk; slanted