事ㄕˋshì危ㄨㄟˊwéi累ㄌㄟˇlěi卵ㄌㄨㄢˇluǎn

  1. 形容情勢危急、凶險。《魏書·卷五九·蕭寶夤傳》：「及至張永、崔慧景事，大將覆軍於外，小將懷貳於內，事危累卵，勢過綴旒。」

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