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須臾

简须臾 · 繁須臾

Mandarin · pinyin xū yú

in a flash
in a jiffy

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臾: yú · moment, instant, short while
须: xū · must, have to, necessary

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1–2 · xu1 yu2

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noun

(literary) an instant
(Buddhism, archaic) A unit of time consisting of one-thirtieth of a day (approximately 48 minutes).

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