一髮千鈞

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Chinese

a hair; something minute
trad. (一髮千鈞) 一髮 千鈞
simp. (一发千钧) 一发 千钧
anagram 千鈞一髮千钧一发
Literally: “A thousand jun hangs from a strip of hair.”

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一髮千鈞

  1. Synonym of 千鈞一髮千钧一发 (qiānjūnyīfà, imminent peril; a matter of life or death)