间不容发
間不容髮Meanings
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- 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. [jiàn bù róng fǎ]
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Wiktionary
- 1.extremely close; hair's breadth
- 2.extremely critical; in imminent danger
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Etymology
As recorded in The Book of Rites of Dai the Elder, coined by Zengzi: : Popularised by Mei Sheng (or Mei Cheng, d. 140 B.C.E., pronunciation controversial) in his first letter to a prince of Wu, remonstrating him not to rebel
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Components
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