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大廈將傾

great mansion on the verge of collapse (idiom); hopeless situation

Characters and words in 大廈將傾

dài = d + ai4
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= d + a4
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
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(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)
xià = xi + a4
abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门[Xia4 men2], Fujian
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shà = sh + a4
tall building / mansion / rear annex / lean-to / also pr. [xia4]
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jiāng = ji + ang1
will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])
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jiàng = ji + ang4
general / commander-in-chief (military) / king (chess piece) / to command / to lead
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qiāng = qi + ang1
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jiàng = ji + ang4
(bound form) a general / (literary) to command; to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
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qīng = qi + (e)ng1
to overturn / to collapse / to lean / to tend / to incline / to pour out
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