間不容髮

gaan3 bat1 jung4 faat3

(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom) · in a critical state · on the brink of crisis

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)
  2. in a critical state
  3. on the brink of crisis
  4. very close (to happening)
  5. Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3]

Written Forms

間不容髮Traditional · Main Form
间不容发Alternate Form

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