事到临头 in English shi4 dao4 lin2 tou2 Meaning

Meanings

  • when things come to a head (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

事 到 临 头

Traditional Characters

事 到 臨 頭

Pinyin

shi4 dao4 lin2 tou2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

事shi4matter 到dao4to (a place) 临lin2to face 头tou2head