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燃眉之急

Mandarin · pinyin rán méi zhī jí

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燃: rán · burn; light fire, ignite
眉: méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
急: jí · quick, quickly; urgent, pressing

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2–2–1–2 · ran2 mei2 zhi1 ji2

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jin4 mei4 zi1 gap1

Cantonese word readings for 燃眉之急. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

jin4 mei4 zi1 gap1

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