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."
be at death 's door
a threshold worn low by visitors - hù xiàn wéi chuān
kindly in appearance but unfathomable at heart - hòu mào shēn wén
Buddha is gold, man is clothing - fó shì jīn zhuāng,rén shì yī zhuāng
Emphasis on kindness and less writing - zhòng hòu shǎo wén
challenges make a nation much stronger - duō nàn xīng bāng