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一剎那

简一刹那 · 繁一剎那

Mandarin · pinyin yī chà nà

a moment
an instant
in a flash

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
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那: nà · that, that one, those
刹: shā · temple, shrine, monastery

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1–4–4 · yi1 cha4 na4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 saat3 naa5

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noun

(that) instant; moment

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