「立竿見影」
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Pronunciation: | laap6 gon1 gin3 jing2 lap6 gon1 gin3 jing2 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
立 to stand; to be upright; to be vertical; to be erect; immediate; instantaneous; to found; to set up 竿 pole; stem of bamboo 見 to meet; to see; to experience; to feel; to consider; to regard 影 shadow; to shoot; to capture; shadow, a dim area; trace; mark; film; motion picture |
Part of Speech: | verb |
Explanation: |
to produce instant results; to see immediate results; literally, raise a pole and see the shadow
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