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燃眉之急

rán méi zhī jí

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Definitionen

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

Bestandteilwörter von 燃眉之急

• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 急 急 jí: urgent
• 燃 燃 rán: to burn
• 燃眉 燃眉 rán méi: to burn one's eyebrows
• 眉 眉 méi: eyebrow