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燃眉之急

rán méi zhī jí

4-character word

What 燃眉之急 means

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

The characters in 燃眉之急

• 燃ránto burn; to ignite; to light
• 眉méieyebrow; upper margin
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 急jíurgent; pressing; rapid

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