风檐寸晷
fēng​yán​cùn​guǐ

to value every second

  • created sense approved 风檐寸晷/風檐寸晷 · fēng​yán​cùn​guǐ · to value every second — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    风檐寸晷 / 風檐寸晷

    fēng​yán​cùn​guǐ

    to value every second

    (literary) describes the extreme pressure and racing against time during the imperial examinations; to value every minute under difficult conditions

    风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 檐 (bound) → 檐 · yán · eaves 寸晷 (literal) → 寸晷 · cùn​guǐ · moment

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

    created sense