如臨大敵

Chinese

		as (if); such as	to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	enemy; match
trad. (如臨大敵)		如	臨	大	敵
simp. (如临大敌)		如	临	大	敌
Literally: “as if facing a powerful enemy”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rúlíndàdí

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ lam⁴ daai⁶ dik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rúlíndàdí
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rúlíndàdí
    • Wade–Giles: ju²-lin²-ta⁴-ti²
    • Yale: rú-lín-dà-dí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rulindahdyi
    • Palladius: жулиньдади (žulinʹdadi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu³⁵ lin³⁵ tä⁵¹ ti³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁴ lam⁴ daai⁶ dik⁶
    • Yale: yùh làhm daaih dihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ lam⁴ daai⁶ dik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ lem⁴ dai⁶ dig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ lɐm²¹ taːi̯²² tɪk̚²/

Idiom

如臨大敵

1. to have strict precautions; to be overly critical of the current situation