








亡不旋踵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to perish almost instantly”. To vanish in a flash; to meet a swift demise. Literally, “perish without turning the heel”.

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Open the tool →亡不旋踵 (wáng bù xuán zhǒng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to perish almost instantly”.
亡不旋踵 is pronounced wáng bù xuán zhǒng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 亡不旋踵 means “perish without turning the heel”. It is used to mean “to perish almost instantly”.
指迅速灭亡。不旋踵,来不及转脚跟。形容时间极短。