rú lín shēn yuān

Traditional: 如臨深淵

如临深渊 (rú lín shēn yuān) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom); fig. extremely cautious”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom)
  2. 2fig. extremely cautious

Characters in 如临深渊

如rú · as临lín · to face深shēn · (lit. and fig.) deep渊yuān · deep pool

Related words

如果if; in case; in the event that如何how如此like this; so; such如as比如for example; for instance; such as比如see 比如縣|比如县[Bi3 ru2 Xian4]深(lit. and fig.) deep深old variant of 深[shen1]无论如何(idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means假如if深刻profound光临(formal) to honor with one's presence

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