命在旦夕 mìng zài dàn xī | OtterDict

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命在旦夕

mìngzàidànxī

to be at death's door (idiom)

1 meaning

MEANING

壹形adjective
to be at death's door (idiom)
- ，。
  He is gravely ill, his life hanging by a thread.

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命在旦夕

Traditional命

mìngzàidànxī

to be at death's door (idiom)

1 meaning

MEANING

壹形adjective
to be at death's door (idiom)
- ，。
  He is gravely ill, his life hanging by a thread.

解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

命

令(command; order)PHONETIC
口(mouth; speech)RADICAL

A command issued from the mouth of a superior person directs those below.

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