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轉眼即逝

简转眼即逝 · 繁轉眼即逝

Mandarin · pinyin zhuǎn yǎn jí shì

to pass in an instant
over in the twinkling of an eye

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眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
即: jí · promptly, quickly, immediately
逝: shì · pass away; die
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn

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3–3–2–4 · zhuan3 yan3 ji2 shi4

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zyun2 ngaan5 zik1 sai6

Cantonese word readings for 轉眼即逝. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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