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焦頭爛額
  ziu1 tau4 laan6 ngaak6   jyutping
  jiao1 tou2 lan4 e2   pinyin
badly battered; in terrible shape

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
焦頭爛額 / 焦头烂额

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Characters in this word:

 ziu1  -  burnt; scorched; worried; a surname
 tau4  -  head; first; chief
 laan6  -  rotten; worn-out
 ngaak6 ngaak6*2  -  forehead; specified number
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