搖搖欲墜 [摇摇－坠]

Jyutping jiu4 jiu4 juk6 zeoi6
Pinyin yáo yáo yù zhuì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. tottering
  2. on the verge of collapse
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    形容​啲​嘢​好​唔​穩陣​，​隨時​有​跌落​嚟​嘅​危​險
    shaking and tottering as if one is going to fall; on the verge of collapse
    • 大風將樹上面嘅雀巢吹到搖搖欲墜。
      大风将树上面嘅雀巢吹到摇摇欲坠。
      daai6 fung1 zoeng1 syu6 soeng6 min6 ge3 zoek3 caau4 ceoi1 dou3 jiu4 jiu4 juk6 zeoi6.
      The wind is strong and the bird nest on the tree is on the verge of collapse.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    tottering
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4834
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这个建筑摇摇欲坠。
    這個建築搖搖欲墜。
    zhè ge jiàn zhù yáo yáo yù zhuì 。
    • This building is on the verge of collapsing.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    摇摇欲坠
    搖搖欲墜
    jiu4 jiu4 juk6 zeoi6
    • tottering; crumbling
  2. Cantonese
    大风将树上面嘅雀巢吹到摇摇欲坠。
    大風將樹上面嘅雀巢吹到搖搖欲墜。
    daai6 fung1 zoeng1 syu6 soeng6 min6 ge3 zoek3 caau4 ceoi1 dou3 jiu4 jiu4 juk6 zeoi6.
    • The wind is strong and the bird nest on the tree is on the verge of collapse.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    摇摇欲坠
    搖搖欲墜
    yáo yáo yù zhuì
    • tottering (literally, “shaking or swaying as if about to collapse”)