Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「迫於眉睫」.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「迫於眉睫」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
It is a metaphor for something that is imminent and urgent.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
pò yú méi jié
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bik1 yu1 mei4 jit6
Chinese idioms are limitless in number and diversity, presenting endless learning opportunities. These tools are here to help you embrace the beauty of the language.
