







急脉缓灸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to address urgent issues with a calm and deliberate approach”. Or, in literary or artistic creation, to intentionally pace oneself or relax a part to achieve rhythmic variation and emphasis. Literally, “slow moxibustion for a rapid pulse”.

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Open the tool →急脉缓灸 (jí mài huǎn jiǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to address urgent issues with a calm and deliberate approach”.
急脉缓灸 is pronounced jí mài huǎn jiǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 急脉缓灸 means “slow moxibustion for a rapid pulse”. It is used to mean “to address urgent issues with a calm and deliberate approach”.
比喻用和缓的办法应付急事。也比喻诗文在进行中,故意放松一笔,以造成抑扬顿挫之势。