臨頭 [临头]

Jyutping lam4 tau4
Pinyin lín tóu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to befall
  2. to be imminent
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to befall; to happen; to be imminent
    (syn.) 當頭, 当头
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    大祸临头
    大禍臨頭
    daai6 wo6 lam4 tau4
    • imminent disaster
  2. Cantonese
    大难临头，佢都仲冇厘正经，真系唔识死。
    大難臨頭，佢都仲冇厘正經，真係唔識死。
    daai6 naan6 lam4 tau4, keoi5 dou1 zung6 mou5 lei4 zing3 ging1, zan1 hai6 m4 sik1 sei2.
    • Faced with absolute doom, he is still joking around, I don't think he knows how badly the situation is.
  3. Cantonese
    大难临头各自飞
    大難臨頭各自飛
    daai6 naan6 lam4 tau4 gok3 zi6 fei1
    • to fly away a catastrophe strikes
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    “死到临头，自身难保，居然尚有怜香惜玉之心。”
    “死到臨頭，自身難保，居然尚有憐香惜玉之心。”
    “ sǐ dào lín tóu ， zì shēn nán bǎo ， jū rán shàng yǒu lián xiāng xī yù zhī xīn ． ”
    • "You're going to die soon, it's difficult for you to protect yourself, but you still set your mind on treating these girls tenderly and protectively!"