汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 间不容发
jiān bù róng fà
间不容发 (間不容髮)
(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom) / in a critical state / on the brink of crisis / very close (to happening) / Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3]
There is no room for a single hair in the gap / The metaphor is extremely close to the disaster or the situation is extremely critical
紧急 迫切 紧迫 急切 急迫 十万火急 燃眉之急 火急 火烧眉毛 急如星火
中间容不下一根头发。比喻与灾祸相距极近，情势极其危急。
间 (間) jiān/jiàn 不 bù/bú 容 róng 发 (發) fā/fà
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