如臨大敵 [－临－敌]

Jyutping jyu4 lam4 daai6 dik6
Pinyin rú lín dà dí

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    好似​打仗​面對​緊強​大敵​人​嘅​心情​；​形容​氣氛​緊張
    nervous or anxious atmosphere; literally: as if facing a strong enemy
    • 等陣要測驗，同學如臨大敵咁。
      等阵要测验，同学如临大敌咁。
      dang2 zan6 jiu3 caak1 jim6, tung4 hok6 jyu4 lam4 daai6 dik6.
      There will be a test very soon. The students look like soldiers preparing for battle.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to have strict precautions; to be overly critical of the current situation
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

如臨大敵 [－临－敌]

Jyutping
Pinyin rú lín dà dí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom)
  2. fig. cautious
  3. with great preoccupation
  4. with strict precaution
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    等阵要测验，同学如临大敌咁。
    等陣要測驗，同學如臨大敵咁。
    dang2 zan6 jiu3 caak1 jim6, tung4 hok6 jyu4 lam4 daai6 dik6.
    • There will be a test very soon. The students look like soldiers preparing for battle.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    有一天，动物园里的袋鼠“越狱”成功了，动物园的管理员们如临大敌，召开了一个紧急会议，讨论为什么袋鼠会逃跑成功，有一个员工认为是笼子高度太低，而让袋鼠爬走了。
    有一天，動物園裏的袋鼠“越獄”成功了，動物園的管理員們如臨大敵，召開了一個緊急會議，討論為什麼袋鼠會逃跑成功，有一個員工認為是籠子高度太低，而讓袋鼠爬走了。
    yǒu yī tiān ， dòng wù yuán lǐ de dài shǔ “ yuè yù ” chéng gōng le ， dòng wù yuán de guǎn lǐ yuán men rú lín dà dí ， zhào kāi le yī ge jǐn jí huì yì ， tǎo lùn wèi shén me dài shǔ huì táo pǎo chéng gōng ， yǒu yī ge yuán gōng rèn wéi shì lóng zi gāo dù tài dī ， ér ràng dài shǔ pá zǒu le ．
    • One day, a kangaroo in the zoo successfully "escaped from prison". The zookeepers kept their guards up and convened for an emergency meeting to discuss why the kangaroo succeeded in escaping. One of the staff members thought that the cage was too short and allowed the kangaroo to crawl out.