倒悬之苦 (倒懸之苦) dǎo xuán zhī kǔ
dǎo xuán zhī kǔ
set phrase
the pain of being hanged upside down; extremely critical situation; dire straits
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '倒懸之苦')
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