大难临头 in English da4 nan4 lin2 tou2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to be facing imminent calamity (idiomatic expression)
  • disaster is looming

Simplified Characters

大 难 临 头

Traditional Characters

大 難 臨 頭

Pinyin

da4 nan4 lin2 tou2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

大da4big 难nan2difficult (to...) 临lin2to face 头tou2head