间不容发 jiān bù róng fà

DEFINITIONS

  1. (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)
  2. in a critical state
  3. on the brink of crisis
  4. very close (to happening)
  5. Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3]

CHARACTERS

间 jiān
HSK 2
midpoint, space; place, locality
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
容 róng
HSK 3
looks, appearance; figure, form
发 fà
HSK 3
issue, dispatch, send out; hair