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瀕於

简濒于 · 繁瀕於

Mandarin · pinyin bīn yú

near to
approaching (collapse)

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於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
濒: bīn · approach, be on verge of; near
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

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1–2 · bin1 yu2

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verb

to be on the brink of (something undesirable)

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