匆匆

匆匆

Chinese

		hurried; hasty	hurried; hasty
simp. and trad. (匆匆)		匆	匆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cōngcōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥ ㄘㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung¹ cung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: cōngcōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥ ㄘㄨㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsongtsong
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 匆匆 蔥蔥／葱葱 鏦鏦／𫓩𫓩

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: cung¹ cung¹
    • Yale: chūng chūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung¹ tsung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung¹ cung¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 匆匆 蔥蔥／葱葱

Adjective

匆匆

1. hasty; hurried; in a hurry; in a rush

   來也匆匆，去也匆匆。 [MSC, trad.]
   来也匆匆，去也匆匆。 [MSC, simp.]

   Lái yě cōngcōng, qù yě cōngcōng. [Pinyin]

   Easy come, easy go. (saying)

   來也匆匆，去也沖沖。 [MSC, trad.]
   来也匆匆，去也冲冲。 [MSC, simp.]

   Lái yě cōngcōng, qù yě chōngchōng. [Pinyin]

   Come in a rush, leave in a flush. (common sign in toilets)

Synonyms

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倉促／仓促 (cāngcù) 倉皇／仓皇 (cānghuáng) 匆促 (cōngcù) 匆忙 (cōngmáng)

急促 (jícù) 慌忙 (huāngmáng) 緊狂／紧狂 (Min Nan)

Derived terms

來也匆匆，去也匆匆／来也匆匆，去也匆匆 來去匆匆／来去匆匆

興匆匆／兴匆匆 行色匆匆