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燕巢幕上 (jin3 caau4 mok6 soeng6) — to be in a very dangerous situation in Cantonese

jin˗₃燕caauˎ₄巢mokˍ₆幕soengˍ₆上
Mandarin Pinyin: yan4 chao2 mu4 shang4

Meaning of 燕巢幕上

nounto be in a very dangerous situation

Characters in 燕巢幕上

燕jin3
Yan - a state in what is Hebei 河北 today during the Warring States period (475-221 BC)
巢caau4
den; hideout; lair (for bandits, etc)
幕mok6
tent; canopy
上soeng6
preceding; previous; last

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