临危受命 Save Sign in to save words Traditional (Taiwan): 臨危受命 línwēishòumìng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis idiom Character by character 临(lín)face 危(wēi)surname Wei 受(shòu)receive 命(mìng)life Other words read línwēishòumìng In the same tone 临危授命 A Chinese word or character, or English Search Sources CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0 pinyinjs, Apache-2.0