摇摇欲坠

Traditional form:

搖搖欲墜

Pinyin (reading):

yáoyáoyùzhuì

Definitions:

• tottering
• on the verge of collapse

Characters:

• 摇 - to rock, to shake; to swing, to wave
• 摇 - to rock, to shake; to swing, to wave
• 欲 - desire, want, longing, intent
• 坠 - to drop, to fall down, to sink; heavy; weight

Traditional characters:

• 搖 - to rock, to shake; to swing, to wave
• 搖 - to rock, to shake; to swing, to wave
• 欲 - desire, want, longing, intent
• 墜 - to drop, to fall down, to sink; heavy; weight