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轉眼

简转眼 · 繁轉眼

Mandarin · pinyin zhuǎn yǎn

in a flash
in the blink of an eye
to glance

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眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn

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3–3 · zhuan3 yan3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zyun2 ngaan5

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adv

in a flash; in the blink of an eye

verb

to glance

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