千鈞一髮
simp千钧一发cin1 gwan1 jat1 faat3qiān jūn yī fà
English
- (lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
- (fig.) (at the) critical; perilous (moment)
- to be in a dire situation
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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