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險象環生
简 险象环生 · 繁 險象環生Mandarin · pinyin xiǎn xiàng huán shēng
Meanings
- dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils
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3–4–2–1 · xian3 xiang4 huan2 sheng1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
him2 zoeng6 waan4 sang1
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him2 zoeng6 waan4 sang1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) dangerous situations happen again and again
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