bù​xuán​zhǒng

in a split second

  • created sense approved 不旋踵 · bù​xuán​zhǒng · in a split second — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不旋踵

    bù​xuán​zhǒng

    in a split second

    (literary) in the brief moment it takes to turn one's heel; very quickly; in a very short time

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 旋踵 (literal) → 旋踵 · xuán​zhǒng · in an instant

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 不旋踵 · bù​xuán​zhǒng · without retreating — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不旋踵

    bù​xuán​zhǒng

    without retreating

    (literary) to not turn one's heel back; to fight to the death without retreating; courageous and undaunted

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 旋踵 (literal) → 旋踵 · xuán​zhǒng · flinch

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense