"위급존망지추" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [ɥiɡɯp̚t͡ɕ͈o̞nma̠ŋd͡ʑit͡ɕʰu] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [yɡɯp̚t͡ɕ͈o̞nma̠ŋd͡ʑit͡ɕʰu] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: wigeupjonmangjichu [romanization], 危急存亡之秋 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 危急 (“desperate situation”) + 存亡 (“life-or-death”) + 之 (“'s”) + 秋 (“autumn; moment”). From the Chu Shi Biao by Zhuge Liang. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|危急存亡之}}, {{ko-etym-sino|危急|desperate situation|存亡|life-or-death|之|'s|秋|autumn; moment}} Sino-Korean word from 危急 (“desperate situation”) + 存亡 (“life-or-death”) + 之 (“'s”) + 秋 (“autumn; moment”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=危急存亡之秋}} 위급존망지추 • (wigeupjonmangjichu) (hanja 危急存亡之秋)
  1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) critical moment determining something's survival Wikipedia link: Chu Shi Biao, Zhuge Liang
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