間不容髮

间不容发
jiānbùróngfà
  1. (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)
  2. in a critical state
  3. on the brink of crisis
  4. very close (to happening)
  5. Taiwan pr. jiànbùróngfǎ

CEDICT

  1. (of a situation, figuratively) extremely critical; in imminent danger
  2. extremely close; hair's breadth
  3. extremely critical; in imminent danger

Wiktionary

  1. 兩者距離十分相近
  2. 情勢、情況危急

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 間 jiān
  1. between
  2. among
  3. within a definite time or space
  4. room
  5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars
  6. classifier for rooms
2 不容 bùróng
  1. must not
  2. cannot
  3. to not allow
  4. cannot tolerate
3 髮 fà
  1. hair
  2. Taiwan pr. fǎ

Related entries

危在旦夕 wēizàidànxī
  1. in imminent peril (idiom)
  2. on the brink of crisis
無間 wújiàn
  1. very close
  2. no gap between them
  3. continuously
  4. unbroken
  5. hard to separate
  6. indistinguishable
兩步路 liǎngbùlù
  1. a step away
  2. very close
貼心貼肺 tiēxīntiēfèi
  1. considerate and caring
  2. very close
  3. intimate
交臂 jiāobì
  1. linking arms
  2. arm in arm
  3. very close