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事到临头
shì dào lín tóu
What 事到临头 means
- 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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