危而不持

wēi ér bù chí

Dictionary entry

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

What does 危而不持 mean?

危而不持 (wēi ér bù chí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue

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危Wēisurname Wei 而érand · as well as 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-持chíto hold · to grasp

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