jiāo tóu làn é
Traditional: 焦頭爛額
焦头烂额 (jiāo tóu làn é) is a Chinese word meaning “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)”.
Meanings
- 1lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)
- 2fig. hard-pressed; under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)