粵

千cin1鈞gwan1一jat1髮faat3

simp千钧一发
cin1 gwan1 jat1 faat3qiān jūn yī fà

English

  1. (lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
  2. (fig.) (at the) critical; perilous (moment)
  3. to be in a dire situation

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 情況非常危急

Examples

  • 場波去到加時嗰陣,個前鋒突破層層重防,衝入禁區,真係千鈞一髮嘅一刻。

    When the match has reached overtime, that vanguard has penetrated layers and layers of heavy defences, driving right into the goal. It really was a dire moment.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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