Time flows like the sun moving inch by inch across the sky.
时断时续
stopping and starting
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
stopping and starting
- 。
The rain kept stopping and starting intermittently.
- 貳形adjective
intermittent
- 。
The rain was falling intermittently.
- 參
sporadic
- 肆副adverb
on and off
- 。
The rain falls intermittently.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; chopping tool)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; strand)RADICAL
- 賣(sell; export)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A thread keeps selling endlessly without breaking, symbolizing continuous and uninterrupted continuation.
stopping and starting
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
stopping and starting
- 。
The rain kept stopping and starting intermittently.
- 貳形adjective
intermittent
- 。
The rain was falling intermittently.
- 參
sporadic
- 肆副adverb
on and off
- 。
The rain falls intermittently.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; chopping tool)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; strand)RADICAL
- 賣(sell; export)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A thread keeps selling endlessly without breaking, symbolizing continuous and uninterrupted continuation.
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