千钧一发
qiān​jūn​yī​fà HSK7

to hang by a thread

  • created reference approved 千钧一发/千鈞一髮 → 一发千钧/一髮千鈞 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    千钧一发 / 千鈞一髮 qiān​jūn​yī​fà

    一发千钧 / 一髮千鈞 yī​fà​qiān​jūn

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 千钧一发/千鈞一髮 · qiān​jūn​yī​fà · to hang by a thread — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    千钧一发 / 千鈞一髮

    qiān​jūn​yī​fà

    to hang by a thread

    a thousand pounds hanging by a single hair; used to describe a situation that is extremely critical or perilous

    qiān​jūn​yì​fǎ

    千 (literal) → 千 · qiān · many 钧 (literal) → 钧/鈞 · jūn · jun 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 发 (literal) → 发/髮 · fà · hair

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense