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迫在眉睫

Mandarin · pinyin pò zài méi jié

pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent

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迫: pò · coerce, force, compel; urgent
在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
眉: méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
睫: jié · eyelashes

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4–4–2–2 · po4 zai4 mei2 jie2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bik1 zoi6 mei4 zit6

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(idiomatic) imminent; extremely urgent

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