It's a close call

It's a close call

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is f à y à nqi à NJ à n, which means that a hair is tied with a heavy thing. It's a metaphor for extreme crisis. It comes from Han Yu's book with Meng Shangshu in Tang Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

A hair is tied with something of great importance. The metaphor is extremely critical.

The origin of Idioms

Han Yu's book with Meng Shangshu in Tang Dynasty: "its danger is like one, and it's very important."

Idiom usage

As the object and attribute, it is the same as "a close call"