idiom
燃眉之急
rán méi zhī jí
lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency
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燃眉之急 (rán méi zhī jí) means "lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency" in Chinese.
燃眉之急 is pronounced "rán méi zhī jí" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.
燃眉之急 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
燃眉之急 is made up of the characters 燃, 眉, 之, 急. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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