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Jyutping jin4 mei4 zi1 gap1
Pinyin rán méi zhī jí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
  2. extreme emergency
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    難題​或者​困難​已經​嚟​到​眼前​,​就​好似​火燒​眼眉​一樣​,​形容​非常​之​危急​嘅​情​況​。
    something that is so pressing as if one's eyebrows are going to catch fire; something that is extremely urgent
    • 佢借咗十萬蚊俾我,解決咗我嘅燃眉之急。
      佢借咗十万蚊俾我,解决咗我嘅燃眉之急。
      keoi5 ze3 zo2 sap6 maan6 man1 bei2 ngo5, gaai2 kyut3 zo2 ngo5 ge3 jin4 mei4 zi1 gap1.
      He lends me $100000 to help me through the urgency.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    extreme urgency
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢借咗十万蚊俾我,解决咗我嘅燃眉之急。
    佢借咗十萬蚊俾我,解決咗我嘅燃眉之急。
    keoi5 ze3 zo2 sap6 maan6 man1 bei2 ngo5, gaai2 kyut3 zo2 ngo5 ge3 jin4 mei4 zi1 gap1.
    • He lends me $100000 to help me through the urgency.