| 危而不持 |
wēi ér bù chí |
national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue |
| 危 |
Wēi |
surname Wei |
| 危 |
wēi |
danger / to endanger / Taiwan pr. [wei2] |
| 而 |
ér |
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 持 |
chí |
to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control |