命在旦夕

mìngzàidànxī

death may come any minute; be dying

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ming4 zai4 dan4 xi1

to be at death’s door (idiom)

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命在旦夕(须臾)

mìng zài dàn xī

hold one's life on a precarious tenure; be at death's door; be at the point of death; be dying; be near one's end; be on the verge of death; Death is staring somebody in the face.; Death may come any minute.; One's hour draws near.; One's life hung in the balance.; One's life is a question of hours.; One's life is in danger.; One's life is nearing its close.; One's life is not worth a day's (an hour's) purchase.; One's life may end at any moment.; One's life seemed on the point of coming to an end.

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命在旦夕|命在旦夕 [mìng zài dàn xī] ► to be at death's door (idiom)