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事到临头

shì dào lín tóu

4-character word Traditional 事到臨頭

What 事到临头 means

1. when things come to a head (idiom)

The characters in 事到临头

• 事shìmatter; thing; item
• 到dàoto reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
• 临línto face; to overlook; to arrive
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top

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