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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: rúlíndàdí
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rulindahdyi
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐu³⁵ lin³⁵ tä⁵¹ ti³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁴ lam⁴ daai⁶ dik⁶
  - Yale: yùh làhm daaih dihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ lam⁴ daai⁶ dik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ lem⁴ dai⁶ dig⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ lɐm²¹ täːi̯²² tɪk̚²/

Idiom

如臨大敵

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

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