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寸阴若岁
cùn​yīn​ruò​suì

a moment feels like a year

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寸阴若岁/ 寸陰若歲 cùn​yīn​ruò​suì a moment feels like a year

A brief moment seems to last a whole year; used to describe an intense longing for someone or the feeling that time is passing very slowly during a difficult or expectant period.

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