如临深渊

如臨深淵

rú lín shēn yuān

Meanings

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rú lín shēn yuān

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

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Wiktionary

1.to be extremely cautious

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Etymology

See 戰戰兢兢／战战兢兢 (zhànzhànjīngjīng).

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Stroke order

Components

如女口

临㇑㇑𠂉㇔口㇑

深氵罙

渊氵𫃢

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