大难临头
dà​nàn​lín​tou

to face imminent disaster

  • created sense approved 大难临头/大難臨頭 · dà​nàn​lín​tou · to face imminent disaster — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大难临头 / 大難臨頭

    dà​nàn​lín​tou

    to face imminent disaster

    To be faced with an imminent catastrophe; disaster is looming or about to strike

    大难 (literal) → 大难/大難 · dà​nàn · great catastrophe 临头 (literal) → 临头/臨頭 · lín​tóu · to befall

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