







奔车朽索 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to attempt something extremely dangerous with inadequate means”. To be in a highly precarious or perilous situation where failure is almost certain due to insufficient preparation. Literally, “To tether a galloping carriage with a rotten rope”.

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Open the tool →奔车朽索 (bēn chē xiǔ suǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to attempt something extremely dangerous with inadequate means”.
奔车朽索 is pronounced bēn chē xiǔ suǒ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 奔车朽索 means “to tether a galloping carriage with a rotten rope”. It is used to mean “to attempt something extremely dangerous with inadequate means”.
朽:腐烂;索:绳子。用朽烂的绳索去套奔驰的马车。形容事情非常危险