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Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「國難當頭」 and its explanation.

The idiom 「國難當頭」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.

The country is facing a huge disaster.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

guó nán dāng tóu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gwok3 naan4 dong3/dong1 tau4

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