燃眉之急

jin4 mei4 zi1 gap1

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

Meanings

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

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