危而不持 in English wei1 er2 bu4 chi2 Meaning

Meanings

  • national danger, but no support (idiomatic expression, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue

Simplified Characters

危 而 不 持

Traditional Characters

危 而 不 持

Pinyin

wei1 er2 bu4 chi2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

危wei1surname Wei 而er2and 不bu4(negative prefix) 持chi2to hold