危而不持 (ngai4 ji4 bat1 ci4): national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects) | Cantonese Dictionary | YumCha

ngai4 ji4 bat1 ci4危而不持

Jyutpingngai4 ji4 bat1 ci4

Yalengàih yìh bāt chìh

Definition

national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue

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T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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