| 稍纵即逝 |
shāo zòng jí shì |
transient / fleeting |
| 稍 |
shāo |
somewhat / a little |
| 稍 |
shào |
used in 稍息 |
| 纵 |
zòng |
vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) / (bound form) to release (a captive) / to indulge / to leap up / (literary) even if |
| 即 |
jí |
namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near |
| 逝 |
shì |
(of flowing water or time) to pass by / to pass away; to die |