燃眉之急 rán méi zhī jí

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
  2. extreme emergency

CHARACTERS

燃 rán
HSK 5
burn; light fire, ignite
眉 méi
HSK 5
eyebrows; upper margin of book
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
急 jí
HSK 3
quick, quickly; urgent, pressing