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不旋踵
bù​xuán​zhǒng

in a split second

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 祸不旋踵 huò​bù​xuán​zhǒng disaster looms
    idiom meaning that trouble is imminent; disaster arrives before one even has time to turn on one's heel