說時遲，那時快

(idiom) no sooner said than done / before you know it

to persuade

to speak / to say / to explain / to scold / to tell off / a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心說|日心说 heliocentric theory)

to speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine

o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period

surname Chi

late / delayed / slow

surname Na

surname Nuo

variant of 哪[na3]

that / those / then (in that case) / commonly pr. [nei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing

(archaic) many / beautiful / how / old variant of 挪[nuo2]

then / at that time / in those days

rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant