挺而走险

Traditional form:

挺而走險

Pinyin (reading):

tǐng'érzǒuxiǎn

Definitions:

• variant of 鋌而走險／铤而走险 (tǐng'érzǒuxiǎn)

Characters:

• 挺 - to straighten, to stand upright; rigid, stiff
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 走 - to walk, to run, to flee
• 险 - narrow pass, strategic point

Traditional characters:

• 挺 - to straighten, to stand upright; rigid, stiff
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 走 - to walk, to run, to flee
• 險 - narrow pass, strategic point