Definitions

1. 1. lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)
2. 2. fig. hard-pressed
3. 3. under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)

Components

• 焦 Jiāo – surname Jiao
• 头 tóu – head
• 烂 làn – soft
• 额 é – forehead