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傾危

简倾危 · 繁傾危

Mandarin · pinyin qīng wēi

in danger of collapse
in a parlous state
(of person) treacherous

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危: wēi · dangerous, precarious; high; 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii (Sadalmelik)
倾: qīng · upset, pour out, overflow

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adj

(literary) in danger of toppling; in peril (of a government)

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