rán méi zhī jídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation / extreme emergency
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Original source entry:

燃眉之急 燃眉之急 [ran2 mei2 zhi1 ji2] /lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation/extreme emergency/

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燃眉之急
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