事到临头 (事到臨頭)
shì dào lín tóu
Pinyin
Definition
事到临头 (事到臨頭)
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- when things come to a head (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to (a place)
- 2 until (a time)
- 3 up to
- 4 to go
- 5 to arrive
- 6 (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
- 1 finally
- 2 in the end
- 3 when all is said and done
- 4 after all
- 5 to the end
- 6 to the last
- 1 to get
- 2 to obtain
- 3 to receive
Idioms (20)
一条路走到黑
- 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
- 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
- 3 to cling to one's course
不到火候不揭锅
- 1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
不到黄河心不死
- 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
- 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
- 3 to keep going while some hope is left
不问就听不到假话
- 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
不明事理
- 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense