on the verge of death or destruction
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Hu ò Z à ID à nx ī, which means disaster is coming. It comes from Nuo Gao Ji, the kingdom of Changxu.
explain
Dan: morning; Xi: evening; Dan: short time. Disaster is coming
source
Duan Chengshi's Nuo Gao Ji Chang Xu Guo in the Tang Dynasty said, "our country is in danger, and it can't be saved without the emperor's son-in-law." The first volume of Qingbo magazine, written by Zhou Wei of Song Dynasty: "giving up one's life and observing one's life will ensure one's good fortune, but the appearance of the senior officials is very bad, and the disaster is only in a short time."
Examples
If you do it seriously, you can't run away. If you drag it down, your family will be ruined. The fourth chapter of yellow Hydrangea by Yi Suo in Qing Dynasty
usage
Subject predicate; as object and attribute; with derogatory meaning
on the verge of death or destruction
When people gather firewood, the flame is high - zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo
leave the light and plunge into darkness - qì míng tóu àn
The wind drives away the electricity - fēng qū diàn sǎo
be at peace at seeing peach flowers flowing away with water - liú shuǐ táo huā