寸陰
cùn​yīn

brief moment

  • created sense approved 寸阴/寸陰 · cùn​yīn · brief moment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寸阴 / 寸陰

    cùn​yīn

    brief moment

    a very short period of time; literally the time it takes for a shadow to move one inch

    寸 (literal) → 寸 · cùn · very little 阴 (literal) → 阴/陰 · yīn · time

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    created sense