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日不移晷
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日不移晷

日不移晷 — “In an instant”

日不移晷 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in an instant”. In a flash; very rapidly. Literally, “The sun's shadow does not shift on the sundial”.

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日不移晷 Pronunciation and Pinyin

日不移晷 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
日
rì4sun, day, Japan
不
bù4not
移
yí11move, shift, or transfer
晷
guǐ12sundial or time

Example Sentence with 日不移晷

比赛哨声一响,运动员们日不移晷地冲了出去,展现出惊人的速度。
As soon as the whistle blew for the competition, the athletes dashed out in an instant, showing astonishing speed.

Idioms Related to 日不移晷

Synonyms of 日不移晷

  • tán弹zhǐ指zhī之jiān间in an instant
  • zhuǎn转shùn瞬zhī之jiān间in the blink of an eye

More idioms starting with 日

  • rì日shàng上sān三gān竿It's late morning, time to get up
  • rì日xià下wú无shuāng双Unparalleled in the capital
  • rì日bù不wǒ我yǔ与Time waits for no one
  • rì日bù不xiá暇jǐ给too busy to spare time
  • rì日bù不yí移yǐng影in an instant
  • rì日dōng东yuè月xī西separated by a great distance
  • rì日zhōng中wéi为shì市market at noon
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃What goes up must come down
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃,,yuè月mǎn满zé则kuī亏What goes up must come down
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃,,yuè月yíng盈zé则shí食Things decline after reaching their peak
  • rì日zhōng中zé则yí移at peak, things decline
  • rì日zhōng中zé则yí移,,yuè月mǎn满zé则kuī亏Things at their peak decline

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Questions about 日不移晷

What does 日不移晷 mean?

日不移晷 (rì bù yí guǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in an instant”.

How do you pronounce 日不移晷?

日不移晷 is pronounced rì bù yí guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 日不移晷 literally mean?

Literally, 日不移晷 means “the sun's shadow does not shift on the sundial”. It is used to mean “in an instant”.

What is the Chinese definition of 日不移晷?

比喻只一刹那,非常迅速。

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