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旋踵
 
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xuán zhǒng
  • to turn on one's heel
  • in the twinkle of an eye
  • instantly

旋踵 xuán zhǒng

旋踵
1 一转脚。形容极短的时间。《汉书.卷七○.陈汤传》:「令威名折冲之臣旋踵及身,复 为郅支遗虏所笑,诚可悲也!」
2 畏缩退后。唐.张说〈为魏元忠作祭石岭战亡兵士文〉:「嗟尔战夫,烈烈忠勇,奋不 顾命,志无旋踵。」

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