The English counterpart is TheSwordofDamocles, which is used to indicate the danger that is present at all times.

Derived from the ancient Greek legend that King Dionysius invited his minister Damocles to a banquet and ordered him to sit under a cold, glittering sword suspended from a horse's mane.

"Never decay in the face of the dead". Or have a sense of crisis at any time, ring alarm bells in your heart, etc. This is based on a historical story in ancient Greece: in the fourth century B.C., the Syracuse king Dionysius (430-367 B.C.) of eastern Sicily struck down the power of the aristocracy and established an Athenian-style democracy, but was dissatisfied and opposed by the aristocracy, which made him feel that although he was powerful, his position was unreliable.

On one occasion he spoke to his favorite Damocles about this and made his opinion clear to him in a figurative way.

In order to satisfy the greed of his favorite Damocles, he entrusted the palace to him and gave him complete power to fulfill any desires he had.

This vain and snobbish Damocles looked up at the banquet and saw a sharp long sword hanging upside down under the ceiling above his seat, the hilt of which was only tied to a horse's hair, and he was so frightened that he fled from the table.

Then King Dionysius came out and said: "This sword [on the head of Damocles] is a symbol of danger that threatens the king every minute, and the happiness and well-being of the king are only appearances."

By extension, those who do bad things can be punished at any time. Therefore, people use:

"The Sword of Damocles" uses the murderous and dangerous situations behind the peace and tranquility to warn people to always reflect on potential risks and resolve them.

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