燃眉之急 in English ran2 mei2 zhi1 ji2 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

燃 眉 之 急

Traditional Characters

燃 眉 之 急

Pinyin

ran2 mei2 zhi1 ji2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

燃ran2to burn 眉mei2eyebrow 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 急ji2urgent