如临深渊

Traditional form:

如臨深淵

Pinyin (reading):

rúlínshēnyuān

Definitions:

• lit. as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom)
• fig. extremely cautious

Characters:

• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 临 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 深 - deep, profound; depth
• 渊 - abyss, depth; to surge up, to bubble up

Traditional characters:

• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 臨 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 深 - deep, profound; depth
• 淵 - abyss, depth; to surge up, to bubble up