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Home / Idiom / 燃眉之急

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

燃眉之急
rán méi zhī jí
r+án·2nd tonem+éi·2nd tonezh+ī·1st tonej+í·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent迫在眉睫pò zài méi jié(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay迫不及待pò bù jí dàiurgent · emergency紧急jǐn jíby (or with) the skin of one's teeth · a hundredweight hanging by hair in imminent peril · a thousand piculs suspended by a single hair · in a most dangerous condition (very critical situation) · an impending disaster · hang upon a thread · be in the balance · the sword of Damocles一发千钧yī fà qiān jūnlit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation · extreme emergency火烧眉毛huǒ shāo méi maosoldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture兵临城下bīng lín chéng xià
Antonyms
insignificant无足轻重wú zú qīng zhòngnot matter very much · of no great importance · of little account · a side issue无关大局wú guān dà jú
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