created sense approved 寸阴若岁/寸陰若歲 · cùnyīnruòsuì · a moment feels like a year — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
寸阴若岁 / 寸陰若歲
cùnyīnruòsuì
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.
寸阴 (literal) → 寸阴/寸陰 · cùnyīn · brief moment 若 (literal) → 若 · ruò · to seem 岁 (literal) → 岁/歲 · suì · year
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