火烧眉毛 in English huo3 shao1 mei2 mao5 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiomatic expression); metaphorically desperate situation
  • extreme emergency

Simplified Characters

火 烧 眉 毛

Traditional Characters

火 燒 眉 毛

Pinyin

huo3 shao1 mei2 mao5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

火huo3surname Huo 烧shao1to burn 眉mei2eyebrow 毛mao2surname Mao