







燕处危巢 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in an extremely perilous or precarious situation”. Facing imminent danger. Literally, “swallows living in a perilous nest”.

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Open the tool →燕处危巢 (yàn chǔ wēi cháo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in an extremely perilous or precarious situation”.
燕处危巢 is pronounced yàn chǔ wēi cháo in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 燕处危巢 means “swallows living in a perilous nest”. It is used to mean “to be in an extremely perilous or precarious situation”.
燕子处在焚烧着的窝里。比喻处境非常危险。