如临大敌

Traditional form:

如臨大敵

Pinyin (reading):

rúlíndàdí

Definitions:

• lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom)
• fig. cautious
• with great preoccupation
• with strict precaution

Characters:

• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 临 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
• 敌 - enemy, foe, rival; to match; to resist

Traditional characters:

• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 臨 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
• 敵 - enemy, foe, rival; to match; to resist