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Expression Profile · zhao-bu-bao-xi
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朝不保夕

zhāo bù bǎo xī
📊 Corpus Indexed: 3 clips
💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom
Grammar Pattern: 📐 ...的人 →

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皆因我大祸临头 朝不保夕
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皆因我大祸临头 朝不保夕

(今夜召集诸位来此) ── Previous context

“because calamity looms, and my future grows uncertain.”

《江湖夜雨十年灯》 · 04:27
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[Scene: 历史宫廷]

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从宰执候选一路落到 这朝不保夕的将军之位
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从宰执候选一路落到 这 朝不保夕 的将军之位

(这个段舜息) ── Previous context

“from a Chief Councilor candidate to a general post that may not last.”

《白日提灯​》 · 33:25
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[Scene: 职场工作]

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找一个朝不保夕的人当亲信
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找一个 朝不保夕 的人当亲信

(领班这个位置她是做不长的) ── Previous context

“If I ask someone whose position is precarious to be my trusted aide,”

《蜜语纪》 · 37:51
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