危

surname Wei

danger / to endanger / Taiwan pr. [wei2]

distressed

variant of 厄[e4]

Character component without intrinsic meaning

dying (from illness) / facing death / on one's deathbed

to take advantage of sb's precarious position

credit crisis

credit crisis / see also 次貸危機|次贷危机[ci4 dai4 wei1 ji1]

lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation / dire straits

in danger of collapse / in a parlous state / (of person) treacherous

to risk one's life

severe harm / critical danger

(idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis

to sacrifice one's life in a crisis

credit crisis

lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture