







燕巢飞幕 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in an extremely precarious or dangerous situation”. On the verge of collapse. Literally, “Swallow's nest on a flying curtain”.

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Open the tool →燕巢飞幕 (yàn cháo fēi mù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in an extremely precarious or dangerous situation”.
燕巢飞幕 is pronounced yàn cháo fēi mù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 燕巢飞幕 means “Swallow's nest on a flying curtain”. It is used to mean “in an extremely precarious or dangerous situation”.
燕子把窝做在帐幕上。比喻处境非常危险。同“燕巢于幕”。