旋踵
xuán zhǒng
Pinyin
Definition
旋踵
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- to turn on one's heel
- in the twinkle of an eye
- instantly
Character Decomposition
Idioms (6)
天旋地转
- 1 the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning
- 2 fig. huge changes in the world
延颈企踵
- 1 to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth
摩顶放踵
- 1 to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
- 2 to wear oneself out for the general good
旋乾转坤
- 1 lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
- 2 a radical change
盘旋曲折
- 1 lit. windy and circuitous
- 2 difficult (idiom)