急景凋年
jí​jǐng​diāo​nián

time flies as the year ends

  • created sense approved 急景凋年 · jí​jǐng​diāo​nián · time flies as the year ends — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    急景凋年

    jí​jǐng​diāo​nián

    time flies as the year ends

    Literary idiom meaning that time slips away fast and the year is approaching its end; often used specifically to refer to the period of the year-end.

    急景 (literal) → 急景 · jí​jǐng · fleeting time 凋 (literal) → 凋 · diāo · to wither 年 (literal) → 年 · nián · year

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