







临危致命 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bravely sacrifice one's life when facing severe danger or a crisis”. Literally, “face danger, sacrifice life”.

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Open the tool →临危致命 (lín wēi zhì mìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bravely sacrifice one's life when facing severe danger or a crisis”.
临危致命 is pronounced lín wēi zhì mìng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 临危致命 means “face danger, sacrifice life”. It is used to mean “to bravely sacrifice one's life when facing severe danger or a crisis”.
在遇到危难时肯豁出性命。