旋踵 xuánzhǒng in an instant Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 祸不旋踵 huòbùxuánzhǒng disaster looms idiom meaning that trouble is imminent; disaster arrives before one even has time to turn on one's heel不旋踵 bùxuánzhǒng in a split second (literary) in the brief moment it takes to turn one's heel; very quickly; in a very short time
