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焦头烂额

jiāo tóu làn é

Definitions

  • •lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)
  • •fig. hard-pressed
  • •under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)

Child Words of 焦头烂额

头
tóu
额
é
烂
làn
焦
jiāo