- 大难临头
- dànànlíntóuwith great disaster hanging over one; be faced with imminent disaster* * *大难临(当)头dà nàn lín tóuA great calamity is at hand.; be faced with imminent disaster; be in deadly danger right now; Calamities come down on; with great disaster hanging over a person
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.