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time of emergency

非常时期 非常時期 fēi​cháng​shí​qī
time of emergency
A period during which a nation faces internal unrest, external aggression, or major disasters, requiring the government to take extraordinary legal or military measures to maintain stability
extraordinary period
A time of unusual difficulty, crisis, or instability in one's personal life or general social or economic conditions, such as a period of severe inflation