Daily Chinese Idiom Guessing Game
In a very precarious or dangerous situation; on the verge of collapse or disaster.
岌岌山高陡峭,就要倒下的样子。形容非常危险,快要倾覆或灭亡。
《孟子·万章下》于斯是也,天下殆哉,岌岌乎!”
The company was in a precarious financial position, teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.