釜鱼幕燕 — “To be in an extremely precarious, dangerous, or vulnerable situation”
釜鱼幕燕 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in an extremely precarious, dangerous, or vulnerable situation”. To be in imminent peril. Literally, “fish in a pot, swallow on a curtain”.
釜鱼幕燕 Pronunciation and Pinyin
釜鱼幕燕 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 釜鱼幕燕
More idioms starting with 釜
- fǔ釜zhōng中zhī之yú鱼doomed to imminent death or failure
- fǔ釜zhōng中yóu游yú鱼doomed person or thing
- fǔ釜zhōng中shēng生chén尘extremely poor, cooking pot unused
- fǔ釜zhōng中shēng生yú鱼extreme poverty, long-term destitution
- fǔ釜zhōng中yú鱼facing imminent destruction or doom
- fǔ釜dǐ底chōu抽xīn薪remove the cause of trouble
- fǔ釜dǐ底yóu游hún魂barely clinging to life
- fǔ釜dǐ底yóu游yú鱼in a desperate, inescapable situation
- fǔ釜shēng生yú鱼utterly destitute, long without food
- fǔ釜yú鱼zèng甑chén尘live in extreme poverty
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Open the tool →Questions about 釜鱼幕燕
What does 釜鱼幕燕 mean?
釜鱼幕燕 (fǔ yú mù yàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in an extremely precarious, dangerous, or vulnerable situation”.
How do you pronounce 釜鱼幕燕?
釜鱼幕燕 is pronounced fǔ yú mù yàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 釜鱼幕燕 literally mean?
Literally, 釜鱼幕燕 means “fish in a pot, swallow on a curtain”. It is used to mean “to be in an extremely precarious, dangerous, or vulnerable situation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 釜鱼幕燕?
生活在锅里的鱼、筑巢在帷幕上的燕。比喻处境极不完全。