危き篤とく

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈人ひと〉が危き篤とくになるfor someone to fall into critical condition

  祖そ父ふが危き篤とくになったと聞きいて、すぐに病びょう院いんへ向むかった。

  When I heard that my grandfather had gone into critical condition, I rushed to the hospital.

• 危き篤とくの知しらせが届とどくfor news of someone's critical condition to arrive

  未み明めいに危き篤とくの知しらせが届とどき、家か族ぞく全ぜん員いんが病びょう院いんに駆かけつけた。

  In the middle of the night, news came that he was in critical condition, and the whole family rushed to the hospital.

• 危き篤とくから回かい復ふくするto recover from a critical condition

  医い師しの懸けん命めいな治ち療りょうのおかげで、彼かれは危き篤とくから回かい復ふくした。

  Thanks to the doctors' desperate efforts, he recovered from his critical condition.