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轉眼之間

简转眼之间 · 繁轉眼之間

Mandarin · pinyin zhuǎn yǎn zhī jiān

(idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash

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轉: Look up this written character
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
間: Look up this written character
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality

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3–3–1–1 · zhuan3 yan3 zhi1 jian1

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zyun2 ngaan5 zi1 gaan1

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