一夕

yīxī
overnight; instantly; very quickly

CEDICT

  1. (literary) one evening
  2. one evening

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
2 夕 xī
  1. (bound form) sunset; dusk
  2. (bound form) evening; night
  3. Taiwan pr. xì

Containing this entry

一夕數驚 yīxīshùjīng
  1. lit. one scare after another in a single night (idiom)
  2. fig. to live in fear
一朝一夕 yīzhāoyīxī
  1. lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
  2. fig. in a short period of time
  3. overnight