燃眉之急 rán méi zhī jí ㄖㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ jin4 mei4 zi1 gap1
- lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
- extreme emergency
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燃
- 燃放 rán fàng ㄖㄢˊ ㄈㄤˋ jin4 fong3 to light
- 燃料 rán liào ㄖㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jin4 liu2 fuel
- 燃气 燃氣 rán qì ㄖㄢˊ ㄑㄧˋ jin4 hei3 fuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc)
- 燃油 rán yóu ㄖㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ jin4 jau4 fuel oil
- 燃烧 燃燒 rán shāo ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄠ jin4 siu1 to ignite
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- 点燃 點燃 diǎn rán ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ dim2 jin4 to ignite
- 内燃 內燃 nèi rán ㄋㄟˋ ㄖㄢˊ noi6 jin4 (attributive) internal combustion
- 可燃 kě rán ㄎㄜˇ ㄖㄢˊ ho2 jin4 inflammable
- 引燃 yǐn rán ㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄢˊ jan5 jin4 to ignite
- 燃煤 rán méi ㄖㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ jin4 mui4 coal fuel
- 燃爆 rán bào ㄖㄢˊ ㄅㄠˋ jin4 baau3 to cause to explode
- 燃眉 rán méi ㄖㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ jin4 mei4 to burn one's eyebrows
- 燃耗 rán hào ㄖㄢˊ ㄏㄠˋ jin4 hou3 fuel consumption
- 燃起 rán qǐ ㄖㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ jin4 hei2 to ignite
- 燃香 rán xiāng ㄖㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ jin4 hoeng1 to burn incense
- 燃点 燃點 rán diǎn ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ jin4 dim2 to ignite; to set fire to; to light
- 爆燃 bào rán ㄅㄠˋ ㄖㄢˊ baau3 jin4 to deflagrate
- 自燃 zì rán ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ zi6 jin4 spontaneous combustion
- 闪燃 閃燃 shǎn rán ㄕㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ sim2 jin4 flashover
- 阻燃 zǔ rán ㄗㄨˇ ㄖㄢˊ zo2 jin4 fire resistant
眉
- 眉毛 méi mao ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄇㄠ mei4 mou4 eyebrow
- 眉头 眉頭 méi tóu ㄇㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ mei4 tau4 brows
- 愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 to look anxious (idiom)
- 眉开眼笑 眉開眼笑 méi kāi yǎn xiào ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ mei4 hoi1 ngaan5 siu3 brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
- 娥眉 é méi ㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ ngo4 mei4 variant of 蛾眉
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- 展眉 zhǎn méi ㄓㄢˇ ㄇㄟˊ zin2 mei4 to beam with joy
- 峨眉 É méi ㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ ngo4 mei4 (used in place names, notably 峨眉山 Mount Emei in Sichuan)
- 扫眉 掃眉 sǎo méi ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ sou3 mei4 to paint the eyebrows
- 扬眉 揚眉 yáng méi ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄟˊ joeng4 mei4 to raise eyebrows
- 书眉 書眉 shū méi ㄕㄨ ㄇㄟˊ syu1 mei4 header
- 柳眉 liǔ méi ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄟˊ lau5 mei4 long, shapely eyebrows
- 横眉 橫眉 héng méi ㄏㄥˊ ㄇㄟˊ waang4 mei4 to concentrate one's eyebrows
- 燃眉 rán méi ㄖㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ jin4 mei4 to burn one's eyebrows
- 画眉 畫眉 huà méi ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ waa6 mei4 to apply makeup to the eyebrows
- 皱眉 皺眉 zhòu méi ㄓㄡˋ ㄇㄟˊ zau3 mei4 to frown
- 眉宇 méi yǔ ㄇㄟˊ ㄩˇ mei4 jyu5 (literary) forehead
- 眉尖 méi jiān ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢ mei4 zim1 eyebrows (esp. as sth knitted 皱 into a frown)
- 眉山 Méi shān ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄢ mei4 saan1 see 眉山市
- 眉心 méi xīn ㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ mei4 sam1 (the space) between the eyebrows
- 眉批 méi pī ㄇㄟˊ ㄆㄧ mei4 pai1 headnotes
之
- 之一 zhī yī ㄓ ㄧ zi1 jat1 one of (sth)
- 之下 zhī xià ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zi1 haa6 under
- 之中 zhī zhōng ㄓ ㄓㄨㄥ zi1 zung1 inside
- 之内 之內 zhī nèi ㄓ ㄋㄟˋ zi1 noi6 inside; within
- 之前 zhī qián ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zi1 cin4 before
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- 之外 zhī wài ㄓ ㄨㄞˋ zi1 ngoi6 outside
- 之后 之後 zhī hòu ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ zi1 hau6 after; behind
- 之间 之間 zhī jiān ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ zi1 gaan1 (after a noun) between; among; amid
- 之类 之類 zhī lèi ㄓ ㄌㄟˋ zi1 leoi6 and so on
- 分之 fēn zhī ㄈㄣ ㄓ fan6 zi1 (indicating a fraction)
- 反之 fǎn zhī ㄈㄢˇ ㄓ faan2 zi1 on the other hand...
- 总之 總之 zǒng zhī ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄓ zung2 zi1 in a word
- 之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ zi1 so2 ji5 (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
- 换言之 換言之 huàn yán zhī ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ wun6 jin4 zi1 in other words
- 一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng ㄧ ㄐㄧˋ ㄓ ㄔㄤˊ jat1 gei6 zi1 coeng4 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
- 不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄓ bat1 liu5 liu5 zi1 to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
- 不正之风 不正之風 bù zhèng zhī fēng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓ ㄈㄥ bat1 zing3 zi1 fung1 unhealthy tendency
- 乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ sing4 jan4 zi1 ngai4 to take advantage of sb's precarious position
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- 可乘之机 可乘之機 kě chéng zhī jī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧ ho2 sing4 zi1 gei1 (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
急
- 危急 wēi jí ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧˊ ngai4 gap1 critical
- 急剧 急劇 jí jù ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄩˋ gap1 kek6 rapid; sudden
- 急忙 jí máng ㄐㄧˊ ㄇㄤˊ gap1 mong4 hastily
- 急性 jí xìng ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ gap1 sing3 acute
- 急救 jí jiù ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gap1 gau3 to give emergency treatment
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- 急于 急於 jí yú ㄐㄧˊ ㄩˊ gap1 jyu1 eager to
- 急诊 急診 jí zhěn ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄣˇ gap1 can2 to give or receive urgent medical treatment
- 急躁 jí zào ㄐㄧˊ ㄗㄠˋ gap1 cou3 irritable; irascible
- 急迫 jí pò ㄐㄧˊ ㄆㄛˋ gap1 bik1 urgent
- 急需 jí xū ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄩ gap1 seoi1 to urgently need
- 应急 應急 yìng jí ㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧˊ jing3 gap1 to respond to an emergency
- 焦急 jiāo jí ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ ziu1 gap1 anxiety
- 紧急 緊急 jǐn jí ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧˊ gan2 gap1 urgent
- 着急 著急 zháo jí ㄓㄠˊ ㄐㄧˊ zoek6 gap1 to worry; to feel anxious
- 急转弯 急轉彎 jí zhuǎn wān ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢ gap1 zyun3 waan1 to make a sudden turn
- 心急如焚 xīn jí rú fén ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄣˊ sam1 gap1 jyu4 fan4 see 心急火燎
- 当务之急 當務之急 dāng wù zhī jí ㄉㄤ ㄨˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ dong1 mou6 zi1 gap1 (idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency
- 便急 biàn jí ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧˊ bin6 gap1 to need the toilet
- 内急 內急 nèi jí ㄋㄟˋ ㄐㄧˊ noi6 gap1 to need to answer the call of nature
- 加急 jiā jí ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧˊ gaa1 gap1 to expedite