倒懸之危 [－悬－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
  2. dire straits
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    critical juncture; the brink of destruction; a danger which puts one in dire straits