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千鈞一髮 (cin1 gwan1 jat1 faat3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

千鈞一髮 (cin1 gwan1 jat1 faat3, qiān jūn yī fà) — (lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom); (fig.) (at the) critical; perilous (moment)

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

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