间不容发

間不容髮
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. 两者距离十分相近
  2. 情势、情况危急

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 间 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 发 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
无间 wújiàn
  1. very close
  2. no gap between them
  3. continuously
  4. unbroken
  5. hard to separate
  6. indistinguishable
两步路 liǎngbùlù
  1. a step away
  2. very close
贴心贴肺 tiēxīntiēfèi
  1. considerate and caring
  2. very close
  3. intimate
交臂 jiāobì
  1. linking arms
  2. arm in arm
  3. very close