寸阴 cun4 yin1

a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)

Traditional: 寸陰

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cun4

yin1

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English Phonetic: ei
Detailed Definition: n. the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet\nn. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen