"如臨深淵" meaning in All languages combined

See 如臨深淵 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /ʐu³⁵ lin³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ɥɛn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /jyː³⁵ lɐm²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ jyːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 如临深渊 [Simplified-Chinese]
Etymology: See 戰戰兢兢/战战兢兢 (zhànzhànjīngjīng). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|戰戰兢兢}} 戰戰兢兢/战战兢兢 (zhànzhànjīngjīng) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 如臨深淵
  1. (figurative) to be extremely cautious Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
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      "zh_pron": "ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄣ ㄩㄢ"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄣ ㄩㄢ"
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      "zh_pron": "rúlínshenyuan"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ju²-lin²-shên¹-yüan¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rú-lín-shēn-ywān"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rulinsheniuan"
    },
    {
      "roman": "žulinʹšɛnʹjuanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "жулиньшэньюань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐu³⁵ lin³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ɥɛn⁵⁵/",
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        "Hong Kong"
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "yu² lem⁴ sem¹ yun¹"
    },
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "nyo lim syim 'wen"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Baxter-Sagart"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "/*na (p.)rum [l̥][ə]m [ʔ]ʷˤi[ŋ]/"
    },
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        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "/*nja b·rɯm hljum qʷiːn/"
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 深",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 淵",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 臨",
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      "zh_pron": "rúlínshēnyuān"
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        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄣ ㄩㄢ"
    },
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh_pron": "jyu² lam⁴ sam¹ jyun¹"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rúlínshēnyuān"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄣ ㄩㄢ"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rúlínshenyuan"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ju²-lin²-shên¹-yüan¹"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rú-lín-shēn-ywān"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rulinsheniuan"
    },
    {
      "roman": "žulinʹšɛnʹjuanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "жулиньшэньюань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐu³⁵ lin³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ɥɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jyu² lam⁴ sam¹ jyun¹"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yú làhm sām yūn"
    },
    {
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jy² lam⁴ sam¹ jyn¹"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yu² lem⁴ sem¹ yun¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyː³⁵ lɐm²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ jyːn⁵⁵/",
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Guangzhou",
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    {
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        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "nyo lim syim 'wen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Baxter-Sagart"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "/*na (p.)rum [l̥][ə]m [ʔ]ʷˤi[ŋ]/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "/*nja b·rɯm hljum qʷiːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "如臨深淵"
}

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