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be at death 's door

Time: 2022-01-31 03:14:58 Author: ChinaWiki.net

be at death 's door

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is m ì ngru ò Xu á ns ī, which means that life is in danger. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms.

The origin of Idioms

The 36th chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty: "my life is like a thread, and I am looking forward to rescue."

Analysis of Idioms

He is on the verge of death

Idiom usage

Subject predicate type; predicate; metaphor life in danger. Example: biography of Deng Xun in the book of the later Han Dynasty: "today, Zhang Yu has broken his promise, and many Qiang people are in great trouble. He often garrisons troops, with no less than 20000 yuan. The cost of transshipment has exhausted the government funds, and Liangzhou officials have ordered the county to make silk hair."

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