殆
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Definitions
- 1. (literary) dangerous; perilous
- 2. (literary) almost; well-nigh
Words Containing 殆
grave danger
to be used up
To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)
nearly exhausted
to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ]); to win every fight
know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ])
knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\)