来去匆匆 — “Come and go in a hurry”
来去匆匆 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe someone or something that comes and goes quickly and hastily; to have hurried comings and goings”. Literally, “Come and go in a hurry”.
来去匆匆 Pronunciation and Pinyin
来去匆匆 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 来去匆匆
General Huang Feihu of the Zhou Kingdom was killed by the Fire Dragon Dart launched by the enemy general Chen Tong.
Master Qingxu Daode Zhenjun of Ziyang Cave on Qingfeng Mountain then ordered Huang Feihu's son, Huang Tianhua, to descend the mountain to rescue his father.
Huang Tianhua rushed to Tongguan Pass, revived his father, used a flower basket to disarm Chen Tong, and then killed Chen Tong with his divine sword.
After accomplishing his mission, he immediately returned to Qingfeng Mountain. Huang Feihu was deeply grateful to this son who came and went so quickly.
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Synonyms of 来去匆匆
More idioms starting with 来
- lái来shì世bù不kě可dài待don't wait for the future
- lái来zhī之bù不yì易not easily come by
- lái来shì势xiōng汹xiōng汹bearing down menacingly
- lái来lì历bù不míng明of unknown or dubious origin
- lái来qù去fēn分míng明transparent in financial dealings
- lái来huí回lái来qù去back and forth repeatedly
- lái来yīn因qù去guǒ果the whole story
- lái来chù处bù不yì易hard-earned and not easily acquired
- lái来hǎo好xī息shī师make peace and stop war
- lái来qíng情qù去yì意the full details and reasons
- lái来wú无yǐng影，，qù去wú无zōng踪come and go without a trace
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Open the tool →Questions about 来去匆匆
What does 来去匆匆 mean?
来去匆匆 (lái qù cōng cōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe someone or something that comes and goes quickly and hastily; to have hurried comings and goings”.
How do you pronounce 来去匆匆?
来去匆匆 is pronounced lái qù cōng cōng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 来去匆匆 literally mean?
Literally, 来去匆匆 means “Come and go in a hurry”. It is used to mean “to describe someone or something that comes and goes quickly and hastily; to have hurried comings and goings”.
Where does 来去匆匆 come from?
来去匆匆 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to modern Chinese. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 来去匆匆?
形容来和去迅速