fēn​yīn

a brief moment

  • created sense approved 分阴/分陰 · fēn​yīn · a brief moment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    分阴 / 分陰

    fēn​yīn

    a brief moment

    A very short period of time; an instant; a second. Literally refers to the movement of a shadow on a sundial by a single minute.

    分 (literal) → 分 · fēn · minute 阴 (literal) → 阴/陰 · yīn · time

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