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瞬息萬變

简瞬息万变 · 繁瞬息萬變

Mandarin · pinyin shùn xī wàn biàn

in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change

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瞬: shùn · wink, blink; in a wink, a flash
息: xī · rest, put stop to, end, cease
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万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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4–1–4–4 · shun4 xi1 wan4 bian4

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seon3 sik1 maan6 bin3

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(idiomatic) myriad changes occur in an instant; rapid substantial change

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