國步艱難　

◎ 國步艱難 guóbù-jiānnán

[the nation is being faced by difficulties] 指內(nèi)憂外患頻起,國家的前途和命運面臨嚴峻的考驗

時國步艱難,連帥倔強,率多奏請,欲立家廟于本鎮(zhèn),傾上章論奏,乃止。——《舊五代史·唐書·蕭傾傳》