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危而不持

Mandarin · pinyin wēi ér bù chí

national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue

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危: wēi · dangerous, precarious; high; 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii (Sadalmelik)
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
持: chí · sustain, support; hold, grasp

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1–2–4–2 · wei1 er2 bu4 chi2

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ngai4 ji4 bat1 ci4

Cantonese word readings for 危而不持. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

ngai4 ji4 bat1 ci4

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