間不容髮 jiān bù róng fà

(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)
  2. 2. in a critical state
  3. 3. on the brink of crisis
  4. 4. very close (to happening)
  5. 5. Taiwan pr. jiàn bù róng fǎ

Characters

Character Meaning
間 jiān
between; among; within a definite time or space
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
容 róng HSK 3
to contain; to hold; to allow
髮 fà
hair; Taiwan pr. fǎ