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燃眉之急

ránméizhījí

lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation / extreme emergency

Character Breakdown

燃
rán
to ignite, to burn; combustion
HSK 5
眉
méi
eyebrows; upper margin of book
HSK 5
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
急
jí
anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent
HSK 3

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