存亡安危 — “Survival and ruin, security and peril”
存亡安危 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to save what is on the verge of perishing and stabilize what is in extreme danger; to describe playing a decisive role at a critical moment”. Literally, “Survival and ruin, security and peril”.
存亡安危 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- cún存wáng亡wēi危jí急zhī之qiū秋a make-or-break moment
- cún存wáng亡wèi未bǔ卜fate unknown
- cún存wáng亡jué绝xù续at a critical juncture of survival or extinction
- cún存wáng亡jì继jué绝preserve the extant, revive the extinct
- cún存wáng亡xù续jué绝restore what is near extinction
- cún存shí十yī一yú于qiān千bǎi百few remain out of many
- cún存xīn心bù不liáng良to harbor evil intentions
- cún存xīn心yǎng养xìng性preserve innocence and cultivate virtue
- cún存xīn心jī积lǜ虑Harbor deep-seated intentions
- cún存ér而bù不yì议defer discussion without deliberation
- cún存ér而bù不lùn论reserve without discussing
- cún存róng荣méi没āi哀honored in life, mourned in death
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What does 存亡安危 mean?
存亡安危 (cún wáng ān wēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to save what is on the verge of perishing and stabilize what is in extreme danger; to describe playing a decisive role at a critical moment”.
How do you pronounce 存亡安危?
存亡安危 is pronounced cún wáng ān wēi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 存亡安危 literally mean?
Literally, 存亡安危 means “Survival and ruin, security and peril”. It is used to mean “to save what is on the verge of perishing and stabilize what is in extreme danger; to describe playing a decisive role at a critical moment”.
What is the Chinese definition of 存亡安危?
使将要灭亡的保存下来，使极其危险的安定下来。形容在关键时刻起了决定作用。