piled-up eggs; precarious situation
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
piled-up eggs; a precarious situation; extremely unstable and likely to collapse at any moment
formalThis is a classical idiom with a strong metaphorical sense. It is used in formal or literary contexts to describe a situation that is critically dangerous and unstable.
Gōng公
sī司
zī资
jīn金
liàn链
duàn断
liè裂
，
xíng形
shì势
yǐ已
wēi危
rú如
lěi累
luǎn卵
。
The company's capital chain has broken, and the situation is as precarious as piled-up eggs.
Dí敌
rén人
dà大
jūn军
yā压
jìng境
，
shè社
jì稷
wēi危
yú于
lěi累
luǎn卵
。
With the enemy's large army pressing on the border, the nation is in a situation more precarious than piled eggs.
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Zhè这
zhēn真
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
lěi累
luǎn卵
zhī之
jí急
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
lì立
kè刻
cǎi采
qǔ取
xíng行
dòng动
。
This is truly an emergency as precarious as stacked eggs; we must take action immediately.
Nà那
zuò座
wéi违
zhāng章
jiàn建
zhú筑
yáo摇
yáo摇
yù欲
zhuì坠
，
kān堪
chēng称
lěi累
luǎn卵
zhī之
wēi危
。
That illegal building is teetering and can be described as a danger like piled eggs.