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一閃念

简一闪念 · 繁一閃念

Mandarin · pinyin yī shǎn niàn

sudden idea
flash of insight

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
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念: niàn · think of, recall, study
闪: shǎn · flash; avoid, dodge, evade

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1–3–4 · yi1 shan3 nian4

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noun

a fleeting thought

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