大限臨頭 dà xiàn lín tóu

DEFINITIONS

  1. facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life
  2. with one foot in the grave

CHARACTERS

大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
限 xiàn
HSK 5
boundary, limit, line
臨 lín draw near, approach; descend
頭 tóu head; top; chief, first; boss