倒悬之急

lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits

lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits

lit. to hang upside down; fig. in dire straits

lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency

in imminent peril (idiom); on the brink of crisis

lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits