xì​jū

time flies

  • created reference approved 隙驹/隙駒 → 白驹过隙/白駒過隙 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    隙驹 / 隙駒 xì​jū

    白驹过隙 / 白駒過隙 bái​jū​guò​xì

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 隙驹/隙駒 · xì​jū · time flies — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    隙驹 / 隙駒

    xì​jū

    time flies

    (literary) a metaphor for how quickly time passes, like a young horse galloping past a narrow gap

    隙 (literal) → 隙 · xì · crack 驹 (literal) → 驹/駒 · jū · colt

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense