焦头烂额

Traditional (Taiwan): 焦頭爛額

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jiāotóulàn'é ㄐㄧㄠㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄢˋ ㄜˊ

- lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)
- fig. hard-pressed under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)

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狼狈不堪 lángbèibùkān

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