焦頭爛額

Simplified: 焦头烂额

jiāotóulàn'é ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄡˊ 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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