铤而走险

Traditional form:

鋌而走險

Pinyin (reading):

tǐng'érzǒuxiǎn

Definitions:

• to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)

Characters:

• 铤 - ingots, metal bars; to hurry
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 走 - to walk, to run, to flee
• 险 - narrow pass, strategic point

Traditional characters:

• 鋌 - ingots, metal bars; to hurry
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 走 - to walk, to run, to flee
• 險 - narrow pass, strategic point