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一髮千鈞 (jat1 faat3 cin1 gwan1) — to hang by a thread; be in a precarious situation in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一faat˗₃髮cinˉ¹千gwanˉ¹鈞
简 一发千钧
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1fa3 (TW) fa4 (PRC) qian1 jun1

Meaning of 一髮千鈞

nounto hang by a thread; be in a precarious situation
nounthousand unit of weight is hang on to one single hair, which describes the situation is very dangerous

Characters in 一髮千鈞

一jat1
one; a; an; the
髮faat3
hair
千cin1
card cheat; swindler [v] cheat at cards; swindle
鈞gwan1
potter's wheel; throwing wheel

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