燃眉之急

rán méi zhī jí

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 燃眉之急

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

急
jí

urgent

燃
rán

to burn

燃眉
rán méi

to burn one's eyebrows

眉
méi

eyebrow