吊在丝上的蜘蛛，悬空吊在絲上的蜘蛛，懸空吊在絲上的蜘蛛，懸空

a spider hanging on its thread: suspended in the air

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Feeling uneasy and anxious, with a worry on one's mind.
Wordplay: 悬空 (xuánkōng) means literally hanging in mid-air and also, figuratively, feeling unsettled or worried (compare 悬心).

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Simplified: 吊在丝上的蜘蛛，悬空
Traditional (Taiwan): 吊在絲上的蜘蛛，懸空
Pinyin: diào zài sī shàng de zhīzhū, xuánkōng
Bopomofo: ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄙㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄓㄓㄨ，ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄥ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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