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燃眉之急 (jin4 mei4 zi1 gap1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

燃眉之急 (jin4 mei4 zi1 gap1, rán méi zhī jí) — lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 燃燒室 (jin4 siu1 sat1) — the combustion chamber
• 燃 (jin4) — to burn; to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes); to start (debate); to …
• 燃放 (jin4 fong3) — to light; to set off (firecrackers etc)
• 燃料 (jin4 liu2) — fuel
• 燃料循環 (jin4 liu2 ceon4 waan4) — fuel cycle
• 燃料油 (jin4 liu2 jau4) — fuel oil

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