大难临头

Traditional: 大難臨頭

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Dictionary entry

to be facing imminent calamity (idiom)

What does 大难临头 mean?

大难临头 (dà nàn lín tóu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be facing imminent calamity (idiom)

2disaster is looming

Character breakdown

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大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)难nándifficult (to...) · problem 临línto face · to overlook 头tóuhead · hair style

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