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朝不保夕
 
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zhāo bù bǎo xī
  • at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom)
  • precarious state
  • imminent crisis
  • living from hand to mouth

朝不保夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī

朝不保夕
1 早上难保晚上仍平安无事。比喻情况危急难保。《南齐书.卷四○.武十七王传.竟陵文宣王子良传》:「建武以来,高、武王侯居常震怖,朝不保夕,至是尤甚。」《旧唐书.卷一七七.崔慎由传》:「胤所悦者阘茸下辈,所恶者正人君子,人人悚惧,朝不保夕。」也作「朝不保暮」。

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