"危如累卵" meaning in Chinese

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      "english": "Thus, Cao was a small state pressed between Jin and Chu. Its ruler was in constant danger as piled eggs are, but he accorded the Prince of Qin such a discourteous reception. This was the reason why his posterity was wiped out.",
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      "ref": " Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version",
      "roman": "Gù Cáo xiǎoguó yě. Ér pò yú Jìn, Chǔ zhī jiān. Qí jūn zhī wēi yóu lěi luǎn yě. Ér yǐ wúlǐ lì zhī. Cǐ suǒyǐ juéshì yě.",
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      "text": "故曹小國也。而迫於晉、楚之間。其君之危猶累卵也。而以無禮蒞之。此所以絕世也。",
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      "ref": " Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version",
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      "tags": [
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      "text": "故曹小国也。而迫于晋、楚之间。其君之危犹累卵也。而以无礼莅之。此所以绝世也。",
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  "etymology_text": "From Han Feizi, Chapter 10 (《韓非子·十過》)",
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "as precarious as a vertical pile of eggs",
  "pos": "phrase",
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          "roman": "jíjíkěwēi",
          "word": "岌岌可危"
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        {
          "roman": "wēizàidànxī",
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      "zh-pron": "wēirúlěiluǎn"
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      "zh-pron": "wéirúlěiluǎn"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "weirúlěiluǎn"
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      "zh-pron": "wei¹-ju²-lei³-luan³"
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      "zh-pron": "wēi-rú-lěi-lwǎn"
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      "zh-pron": "ueiruleeiloan"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "вэйжулэйлуань"
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      "zh-pron": "vɛjžulɛjluanʹ"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "wéirúlěiluǎn"
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      "zh-pron": "wei²-ju²-lei³-luan³"
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      "zh-pron": "ngàih yùh léuih léun"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngai⁴ jy⁴ loey⁵ loen²"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngei⁴ yu⁴ lêu⁵ lên²"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ŋɐi̯²¹ jyː²¹ lɵy̯¹³ lɵn³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ ʐu³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋɐi̯²¹ jyː²¹ lɵy̯¹³ lɵn³⁵/"
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  "word": "危如累卵"
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      "english": "Thus, Cao was a small state pressed between Jin and Chu. Its ruler was in constant danger as piled eggs are, but he accorded the Prince of Qin such a discourteous reception. This was the reason why his posterity was wiped out.",
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      "roman": "Gù Cáo xiǎoguó yě. Ér pò yú Jìn, Chǔ zhī jiān. Qí jūn zhī wēi yóu lěi luǎn yě. Ér yǐ wúlǐ lì zhī. Cǐ suǒyǐ juéshì yě.",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "text": "故曹小國也。而迫於晉、楚之間。其君之危猶累卵也。而以無禮蒞之。此所以絕世也。",
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      "english": "Thus, Cao was a small state pressed between Jin and Chu. Its ruler was in constant danger as piled eggs are, but he accorded the Prince of Qin such a discourteous reception. This was the reason why his posterity was wiped out.",
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      "ref": " Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version",
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      "tags": [
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      "text": "故曹小国也。而迫于晋、楚之间。其君之危犹累卵也。而以无礼莅之。此所以绝世也。",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 如",
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      "zh-pron": "wéirúlěiluǎn"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "ngai⁴ jyu⁴ leoi⁵ leon²"
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "wēirúlěiluǎn [Phonetic:wēirúléiluǎn]"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "weirúlěiluǎn"
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    {
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      "zh-pron": "wei¹-ju²-lei³-luan³"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "wēi-rú-lěi-lwǎn"
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      "zh-pron": "ueiruleeiloan"
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      "zh-pron": "вэйжулэйлуань"
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛjžulɛjluanʹ"
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      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "wéirúlěiluǎn [Phonetic:wéirúléiluǎn]"
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      "zh-pron": "wéirúlěiluǎn"
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      "zh-pron": "wei²-ju²-lei³-luan³"
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      "zh-pron": "wéi-rú-lěi-lwǎn"
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      "zh-pron": "weiruleeiloan"
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      "zh-pron": "ngàih yùh léuih léun"
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      "zh-pron": "ngai⁴ jy⁴ loey⁵ loen²"
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      "zh-pron": "ngei⁴ yu⁴ lêu⁵ lên²"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ŋɐi̯²¹ jyː²¹ lɵy̯¹³ lɵn³⁵/",
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      "ipa": "/weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ŋɐi̯²¹ jyː²¹ lɵy̯¹³ lɵn³⁵/"
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      "roman": "jíjíkěwēi",
      "word": "岌岌可危"
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      "roman": "wēizàidànxī",
      "word": "危在旦夕"
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