兵临城下 in English bing1 lin2 cheng2 xia4 Meaning

Meanings

  • soldiers at the city walls (idiomatic expression); metaphorically at a critical juncture

Simplified Characters

兵 临 城 下

Traditional Characters

兵 臨 城 下

Pinyin

bing1 lin2 cheng2 xia4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

兵bing1soldiers 临lin2to face 城cheng2city walls 下xia4down