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临危受命

lín wēi shòu mìng

4-character word Traditional 臨危受命

What 临危受命 means

1. idiomto take on a leadership role at a time of crisis

The characters in 临危受命

• 临línto face; to overlook; to arrive
• 危wēidanger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi
• 受shòuto receive; to accept; to suffer
• 命mìnglife; fate; order or command

Sounds the same

Read lín wēi shòu mìng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 临危授命to sacrifice one's life in a crisis