火烧眉毛,且顾眼前 火燒眉毛,且顧眼前 火燒眉毛,且顧眼前

fire burns the eyebrows, first look to what's before your eyes

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
In an emergency, deal with the most urgent problem first and leave the rest for later.
Simplified
火烧眉毛,且顾眼前
Traditional (Taiwan)
火燒眉毛,且顧眼前
Pinyin
huǒshāoméimao,qiě gù yǎnqián
Bopomofo
ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄠ ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄇㄠ,ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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