not a hair 's breadth in between

not a hair 's breadth in between

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ā Nb ù R ó NGF à, which means that there is no room for a hair in the gap. It describes that the distance between things is very small, and it also describes that the situation is extremely critical because it is very close to disaster. It comes from Mei Cheng's Shang Shu Jian Wu Wang in Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Gap: gap. There is no room for a hair in the gap. The metaphor is very close to disaster or the situation is extremely critical.

The origin of Idioms

Mei Cheng of Han Dynasty wrote a letter to admonish the king of Wu: "it is absolutely in heaven, and can't be reunited. It's hard to be reunited after falling into the abyss. It's hard to be reunited. It's impossible for it to come out, and it's very urgent."

Idiom usage

In Han Meicheng's Shangshu Jianwu Wang: "it's bound by heaven and can't be reunited. If you fall into the abyss, it's hard to come back. If you can't come out, it's very urgent." According to the book "Pinghua of the history of the Five Dynasties. History of the Tang Dynasty. Vol. 2": "when things come, they are as urgent as a crossbow and arrow. When speculating, they can't happen from time to time." The fourth chapter of the marriage story of awakening the world: "the life and death of this miscarriage is a matter of time. Is it when you are too old?" The first chapter of Liang Qichao's the future of new China in Qing Dynasty: it's a matter of no time. It's a compromise tomorrow. We must fight for it back. Zhu Ziqing's Holocaust in charge of the government: "he dodged for a while, and finally survived. This time of life and death is long enough for people to think about