稍縱即逝

transient / fleeting

somewhat / a little

see 稍息[shao4 xi1]

warp (the vertical threads in weaving) / vertical / longitudinal / north-south (lines of longitude) / lengthwise / to release / to indulge / even if

namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near

(of time) to pass / to die

(of flowing water or time) to pass by / to pass away; to die