间不容发

Traditional: 間不容髮

jiān bù róng fà

Dictionary entry

(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)

What does 间不容发 mean?

间不容发 (jiān bù róng fà) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)

2in a critical state

3on the brink of crisis

4very close (to happening)

5Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3]

Character breakdown

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间jiānbetween · among 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-容Róngsurname Rong 发fāto send out · to show (one's feeling)

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间不容发

jiān bù róng fà

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