"危如累卵" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "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。",
        "2": "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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      "expansion": "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。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]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。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version\nGù 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. [Pinyin]\nThus, 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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  "etymology_text": "From Han Feizi, Chapter 10 (《韓非子·十過》):\n:\n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。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]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。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version\nGù 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. [Pinyin]\nThus, 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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        "extremely dangerous; extremely precarious"
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          "roman": "jíjíkěwēi",
          "word": "岌岌可危"
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      "zh-pron": "wēirúlěiluǎn"
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      "zh-pron": "ngei⁴ yu⁴ lêu⁵ lên²"
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      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ ʐu³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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      "expansion": "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。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]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。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version\nGù 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. [Pinyin]\nThus, 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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  "etymology_text": "From Han Feizi, Chapter 10 (《韓非子·十過》):\n:\n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。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]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。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version\nGù 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. [Pinyin]\nThus, 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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      "zh-pron": "вэйжулэйлуань"
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      "zh-pron": "vɛjžulɛjluanʹ"
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      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ ʐu³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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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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  "word": "危如累卵"
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