大祸临头 dà huò lín tóu

DEFINITIONS

  1. facing imminent catastrophe
  2. calamity looms
  3. all hell will break loose

CHARACTERS

大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
祸 huò
HSK 6
misfortune, calamity, disaster
临 lín
HSK 5
draw near, approach; descend
头 tóu
HSK 3
head; top; chief, first; boss