倒悬之危

Explanation: Hung upside down: The Elephant Man is the same upside down. Parable situation extremely difficult. 　　Source: "Mencius Gongsun Chou on": "Today when the country of Wan Cheng, line benevolence, the Yue people, such as the solutions are hung upside down. 　　Examples: Zhang Junrui tourists, thanks to instructions from the book so kozo to vote in the arm, the general desire to relieve ~. (Yuan Wang Shih-fu, "The West Chamber" the second of the first fold) Thesaurus:  on the brink of destruction, be in sore straits as hanging by the feet suffer from