脖子上磨刀，危险到顶脖子上磨刀，危險到頂脖子上磨刀，危險到頂

sharpening a knife on one's neck: danger reaches the top

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Extremely dangerous; said of a situation in which one is at the greatest risk.
Wordplay: 顶 (dǐng) means both the top (of the neck/head) and the highest degree, so "danger to the top" means utterly dangerous.

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Simplified: 脖子上磨刀，危险到顶
Traditional (Taiwan): 脖子上磨刀，危險到頂
Pinyin: bózi shang módāo, wēixiǎn dàodǐng
Pinyin (Taiwan): bózi shàng módāo, wēixiǎn dàodǐng
Bopomofo: ㄅㄛˊ ˙ㄗㄕㄤˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄠ，ㄨㄟㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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