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如临大敌

rú lín dà dí

4-character word Traditional 如臨大敵

What 如临大敌 means

1. lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom)
2. fig. cautious
3. with great preoccupation
4. with strict precaution

The characters in 如临大敌

• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 临línto face; to overlook; to arrive
• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 敌dí(bound form) enemy; (bound form) to be a match for; to rival; (bound form) to resist…