千钧一发

Traditional: 千鈞一髮

qiān jūn yī fà

Dictionary entry

(lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)

What does 千钧一发 mean?

千钧一发 (qiān jūn yī fà) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)

2(fig.) (at the) critical; perilous (moment)

Character breakdown

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千qiānthousand 钧jūn30 catties · great 一yīone · single 发fāto send out · to show (one's feeling)

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千钧一发

qiān jūn yī fà

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