旋踵
旋踵 xuán zhǒng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥˇ syun4 zung2
- (literary) in an instant (lit. to turn on one's heel)
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
旋
- 周旋 zhōu xuán ㄓㄡ ㄒㄩㄢˊ zau1 syun4 to mix with others
- 旋律 xuán lǜ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄩˋ syun4 leot6 melody
- 旋涡旋渦 xuán wō ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄛ syun4 wo1 spiral
- 旋转旋轉 xuán zhuǎn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ syun4 zyun2 to rotate
- 下旋 xià xuán ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ haa6 syun4 (sport) backspin
- 凯旋凱旋 kǎi xuán ㄎㄞˇ ㄒㄩㄢˊ hoi2 syun4 to return in triumph; to return victorious
踵
- 接踵 jiē zhǒng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓㄨㄥˇ zip3 zung2 to follow on sb's heels
- 提踵 tí zhǒng ㄊㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥˇ tai4 zung2 to lift one's heels; to stand on tiptoe; (sports) to do a calf raise
- 延颈企踵延頸企踵 yán jǐng qǐ zhǒng ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ jin4 geng2 kei5 zung2 to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth
- 接踵而来接踵而來 jiē zhǒng ér lái ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄌㄞˊ zip3 zung2 ji4 loi4 to come one after the other
- 摩肩接踵 mó jiān jiē zhǒng ㄇㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓㄨㄥˇ mo1 gin1 zip3 zung2 lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps
- 摩顶放踵摩頂放踵 mó dǐng fàng zhǒng ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄈㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ mo1 deng2 fong3 zung2 to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
Idioms with these characters
- 祸不旋踵禍不旋踵 huò bù xuán zhǒng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥˇ wo6 bat1 syun4 zung2 trouble is never far away (idiom)
- 盘旋曲折盤旋曲折 pán xuán qū zhé ㄆㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ pun4 syun4 kuk1 zit3 (idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously
- 天旋地转天旋地轉 tiān xuán dì zhuàn ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ tin1 syun4 dei6 zyun2 the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning
- 旋乾转坤旋乾轉坤 xuán qián zhuǎn kūn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄎㄨㄣ syun4 kin4 zyun2 kwan1 lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
- 祸不旋踵禍不旋踵 huò bù xuán zhǒng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥˇ wo6 bat1 syun4 zung2 trouble is never far away (idiom)
- 摩顶放踵摩頂放踵 mó dǐng fàng zhǒng ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄈㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ mo1 deng2 fong3 zung2 to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
- 延颈企踵延頸企踵 yán jǐng qǐ zhǒng ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ jin4 geng2 kei5 zung2 to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth