匆匆

See also: 匆々

Chinese
hurried; hasty hurried; hasty
simp. and trad.
(匆匆)		 匆 匆
alternative forms 怱怱

Pronunciation

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

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
  • 急匆匆 (jícōngcōng)
  • 興匆匆／兴匆匆
  • 行色匆匆

Japanese
Kanji in this term
匆 匆
そう
Hyōgaiji		 そう
Hyōgaiji
kan’on
For pronunciation and definitions of 匆匆 – see the following entry.
【匆々そうそう】
[noun] brevity; rudeness; hurry
[noun] sincerely, yours sincerely, sincerely yours (at the end of a letter)
[adjective] brief, rude, hurried, busy
Alternative spellings
怱々, 怱怱, 忩々, 忩忩
(This term, 匆匆, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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