節骨眼

节骨眼
jiēguyǎn
  1. (dialect) critical juncture
  2. crucial moment
  3. Taiwan pr. jiéguyǎn

CEDICT

dialect

Entry Composition

1 節 jiē see 節骨眼 jiēguyǎn
=2 骨 gū
  1. used in 骨碌碌 gūlùlù
  2. used in 骨碌 gūlu
  3. used in 骨朵 gūduo
=2 骨 gǔ bone
3 眼 yǎn
  1. (often used with 一 yī) a look; a glance
  2. small hole
  3. (bound form) salient point
  4. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc

classifiers: 隻, 雙