石火电光 — “Describes something extremely transient or fleeting”
石火电光 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes something extremely transient or fleeting”. Vanishing in an instant like a spark from flint or a flash of lightning. Literally, “flint spark and lightning flash”.
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石火电光 Pronunciation and Pinyin
石火电光 Character Breakdown
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世间的繁华，在历史长河中，不过是石火电光，转瞬即逝。
The world's prosperity, in the long river of history, is but a fleeting moment, transient as a spark from flint and a flash of lightning.
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Synonyms of 石火电光
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- shí石chéng城tāng汤chí池an impregnable fortress
- shí石shì室jīn金guì匮secure repository for valuable documents or knowledge
- shí石shì室jīn金guì鐀ancient archive for important documents
- shí石yóu尤fēng风strong headwind hindering progress
- shí石chóng崇dòu斗shē奢compete in extravagance
- shí石xīn心mù木cháng肠Unwavering and resolute
- shí石tóu投dà大hǎi海disappear without a trace
- shí石kū枯sōng松lǎo老ancient and time-worn
- shí石chén沉dà大hǎi海vanish without a trace
- shí石lè泐hǎi海kū枯until rocks crumble and seas run dry
- shí石huǒ火guāng光yīn阴time flies like a spark
- shí石huǒ火fēng风dēng灯extremely transient and precarious
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What does 石火电光 mean?
石火电光 (shí huǒ diàn guāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes something extremely transient or fleeting”.
How do you pronounce 石火电光?
石火电光 is pronounced shí huǒ diàn guāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 石火电光 literally mean?
Literally, 石火电光 means “flint spark and lightning flash”. It is used to mean “describes something extremely transient or fleeting”.
What is the Chinese definition of 石火电光?
形容事物象闪电和石火一样一瞬间就消逝。