祸迫眉睫 — “Danger is imminent”
祸迫眉睫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Danger is imminent”. Catastrophe is at hand; on the brink of disaster. Literally, “Calamity pressing on the eyebrows”.
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祸迫眉睫 Pronunciation and Pinyin
祸迫眉睫 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 祸迫眉睫
由于全球气候变暖，冰川消融速度加快，海平面上升的威胁已祸迫眉睫。
Due to global warming, the accelerated melting of glaciers means the threat of rising sea levels is already imminent.
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Synonyms of 祸迫眉睫
More idioms starting with 祸
- huò祸bù不dān单xíng行misfortunes never come singly
- huò祸bù不fǎn反zhǒng踵Calamity strikes swiftly
- huò祸bù不wàng妄zhì至Misfortune does not come without a reason
- huò祸bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵disaster will arrive very soon
- huò祸yǔ与fú福lín邻Fortune and misfortune are neighbors
- huò祸zhōng中yǒu有fú福Blessing in disguise
- huò祸wéi为fú福xiān先misfortune precedes good fortune
- huò祸luàn乱jiāo交xīng兴disasters and chaos arise concurrently
- huò祸luàn乱tāo滔tiān天widespread devastation and turmoil
- huò祸luàn乱xiāng相xún寻calamities and chaos follow one another
- huò祸cóng从kǒu口chū出Trouble comes from careless speech
- huò祸cóng从kǒu口chū出，，huàn患cóng从kǒu口rù入Misfortune from speech, trouble from food
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Open the tool →Questions about 祸迫眉睫
What does 祸迫眉睫 mean?
祸迫眉睫 (huò pò méi jié) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Danger is imminent”.
How do you pronounce 祸迫眉睫?
祸迫眉睫 is pronounced huò pò méi jié in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 祸迫眉睫 literally mean?
Literally, 祸迫眉睫 means “Calamity pressing on the eyebrows”. It is used to mean “Danger is imminent”.
What is the Chinese definition of 祸迫眉睫?
犹言祸在旦夕。灾难在很短时间内就要降临。形容处境非常危险。