刻不容松 — “A moment does not permit slackening”
刻不容松 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so pressed for time or in such a critical situation that one cannot afford to relax or slacken one's efforts even for a moment; to maintain continuous vigilance or diligence”. Literally, “A moment does not permit slackening”.
刻不容松 Pronunciation and Pinyin
刻不容松 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 刻
- kè刻bù不kě可huǎn缓cannot be delayed for a moment
- kè刻bù不róng容huǎn缓extremely urgent, brooks no delay
- kè刻bù不dài待shí时Time is pressing
- kè刻yì意qiú求gōng工strive for exquisite perfection
- kè刻yì意jīng经yíng营meticulously manage and plan
- kè刻mù木wéi为lì吏Extreme dread of tyrannical officials
- kè刻mù木wéi为hú鹄a rough but similar imitation
- kè刻huà画rù入wēi微depict with meticulous detail
- kè刻huà画wú无yán盐making an inappropriate comparison
- kè刻huà画wú无yán盐，，táng唐tū突xī西shī施insulting beauty by comparing it to ugliness
- kè刻zhāng章zhuó琢jù句meticulously refine writing
- kè刻cuì翠cái裁hóng红meticulously refine and embellish literary language
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Open the tool →Questions about 刻不容松
What does 刻不容松 mean?
刻不容松 (kè bù róng sōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so pressed for time or in such a critical situation that one cannot afford to relax or slacken one's efforts even for a moment; to maintain continuous vigilance or diligence”.
How do you pronounce 刻不容松?
刻不容松 is pronounced kè bù róng sōng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 刻不容松 literally mean?
Literally, 刻不容松 means “a moment does not permit slackening”. It is used to mean “to be so pressed for time or in such a critical situation that one cannot afford to relax or slacken one's efforts even for a moment; to maintain continuous vigilance or diligence”.
What is the Chinese definition of 刻不容松?
片刻也不能松懈。