节骨眼

Traditional: 節骨眼

jiē gu yǎn

Dictionary entry

(dialect) critical juncture

What does 节骨眼 mean?

节骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(dialect) critical juncture

2crucial moment

3Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]

Character breakdown

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节jiēsee 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]骨gūused in 骨碌碌[gu1 lu4 lu4] · used in 骨碌[gu1 lu5]眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance

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节骨眼

jiē gu yǎn

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