深淵に臨むが如し

しんえんにのぞむがごとし

Meanings

Expression
1. like looking out on an abyss; like standing on the edge of an abyss.

深	deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen
淵	abyss, edge, deep pool, the depths
臨	look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on
如	likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal

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