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兵临城下		Traditional Chinese
兵臨城下
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
bīng lín chéng xià		Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
bing1 lam4 sing4 ha6
Short definition fig. at a critical juncture
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions the attacking army has reached the city gatesLDC iconAdso icon / soldiers at the city walls (idiom)MDBG icon / the city is under siegeLDC icon / fig. at a critical junctureMDBG icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: the attacking army has reached the city gates
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: the attacking army has reached the city gates; the city is under siege
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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