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事危累卵

Mandarin · pinyin shì wēi lěi luǎn

lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture

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事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
危: wēi · dangerous, precarious; high; 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii (Sadalmelik)
累: lèi · tired; implicate, involve; bother
卵: luǎn · egg; ovum; roe; spawn

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4–1–3–3 · shi4 wei1 lei3 luan3

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