We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「事危累卵」, with its usage explained below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「事危累卵」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Things are as dangerous as a pile of eggs. Describes a situation that is extremely dangerous.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shì wēi lèi luǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
si6 ngai4 leui6 leun2
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.

