jiāo​tóu​làn'é

in a terrible fix

  • created reference approved 焦头烂额/焦頭爛額 → 燋头烂额/燋頭爛額 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    焦头烂额 / 焦頭爛額 jiāo​tóu​làn'é

    燋头烂额 / 燋頭爛額 jiāo​tóu​làn'é

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 焦头烂额/焦頭爛額 · jiāo​tóu​làn'é · in a terrible fix — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    焦头烂额 / 焦頭爛額

    jiāo​tóu​làn'é

    in a terrible fix

    to be in a difficult, embarrassing, or desperate situation

    焦 (literal) → 焦 · jiāo · burnt 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head 烂 (literal) → 烂/爛 · làn · broken 额 (literal) → 额/額 · é · forehead

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 焦头烂额/焦頭爛額 · jiāo​tóu​làn'é · badly burned — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    焦头烂额 / 焦頭爛額

    jiāo​tóu​làn'é

    badly burned

    severely burned about the head; describing someone injured in a fire

    焦 (literal) → 焦 · jiāo · burnt 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head 烂 (literal) → 烂/爛 · làn · mushy 额 (literal) → 额/額 · é · forehead

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 焦头烂额/焦頭爛額 · jiāo​tóu​làn'é · hard-pressed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    焦头烂额 / 焦頭爛額

    jiāo​tóu​làn'é

    hard-pressed

    to be overwhelmed or exhausted from dealing with a heavy workload or intense pressure

    焦 (literal) → 焦 · jiāo · burnt 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head 烂 (literal) → 烂/爛 · làn · thoroughly 额 (literal) → 额/額 · é · forehead

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

    created sense