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接淅而行
jiē​xī'ér​xíng

to depart in a hurry

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
接淅而行 jiē​xī'ér​xíng
to depart in a hurry
to leave in a great rush due to urgent circumstances; originally used to describe Confucius leaving the state of Qi so quickly that he took washed rice that was still wet rather than waiting for it to dry
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