粵

風fung1頭tau4火fo2勢sai3

simp风头火势
fung1 tau4 fo2 sai3fēng tóu huǒ shì

English

  1. (slang) 'the heat is on; describes a situation that is dangerous and critical.
  2. critical situation

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好嚴峻、危急嘅形勢

Examples

  • 家下風頭火勢,都係唔好去嗰度旅行住喇。

    The situation is critical right now. We'd better not travel there.

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

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