lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
extreme emergency
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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.