燋头烂额
jiāo​tóu​làn'é

in a terrible fix

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

    燋头烂额 / 燋頭爛額

    jiāo​tóu​làn'é

    in a terrible fix

    (variant form) badly burned about the head; overwhelmed with difficulties; in a desperate situation or hard-pressed

    燋 (literal) → 燋 · jiāo · to scorch 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head 烂 (literal) → 烂/爛 · làn · to rot 额 (literal) → 额/額 · é · forehead

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

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