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搖搖欲墜 (jiu4 jiu4 juk6 zui6) — hanging by a thread; shaky and unsteady; crumbling; toppling; on the verge of collapse; in a precarious position in Cantonese

jiuˎ₄搖jiuˎ₄搖jukˍ₆欲zuiˍ₆墜
简 摇摇欲坠
Mandarin Pinyin: yao2 yao2 yu4 zhui4

Meaning of 搖搖欲墜

nounhanging by a thread; shaky and unsteady; crumbling; toppling; on the verge of collapse; in a precarious position

Example Sentences with 搖搖欲墜

buiˉ¹杯jiuˎ₄搖jiuˎ₄搖jukˍ₆欲zeoiˍ₆墜
The cup is about to fall.
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Characters in 搖搖欲墜

搖jiu4
agitate; incite; annoy
欲juk6
want; wish; hope; desire
墜zeoi6
fall down; weigh down; drop; sink; fall (of a person, a state, etc.)

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