rán
méi
zhī

idiom
common

Meaning of 燃眉之急

燃眉之急 means urgent matter requiring immediate attention; pressing emergency; crisis as critical as fire burning one's eyebrows. Pronounced rán méi zhī jí.

  • urgent matter requiring immediate attention; pressing emergency; crisis as critical as fire burning one's eyebrows

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
qián
jiě
jué
le
gōng
de
rán
méi
zhī
 

This sum of money solved the company's urgent crisis.

Dāng
zhī
shì
huǎn
jiě
zāi
rén
mín
de
rán
méi
zhī
 

The top priority is to alleviate the pressing emergency facing the people in the disaster area.

Rán
méi
zhī
 
róng
huǎn
 

This urgent matter admits of no delay.

Suī
rán
zhè
shì
cháng
jiǔ
zhī
 
dàn
zhì
shǎo
néng
jiě
jué
yǎn
qián
de
rán
méi
zhī
 

Although this isn't a long-term solution, it can at least solve the immediate crisis.