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燃眉之急
rán méi zhī jí
What 燃眉之急 means
- lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
- 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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