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危在旦夕

Mandarin · pinyin wēi zài dàn xī

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危: wēi · dangerous, precarious; high; 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii (Sadalmelik)
在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
旦: dàn · dawn; morning; day
夕: xī · evening, night, dusk; slanted

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1–4–4–1 · wei1 zai4 dan4 xi1

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ngai4 zoi6 daan3 zik6

Cantonese word readings for 危在旦夕. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

ngai4 zoi6 daan3 zik6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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