俯仰之间

俯仰之間
fǔyǎngzhījiān
in a flash

CEDICT

a very short time; human's lifetime

Wiktionary

短暂的时间。

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Entry Composition

1 俯仰 fǔyǎng
  1. lowering and raising of the head
  2. (fig.) small move
  3. pitch (position angle)
2 之间 zhījiān
  1. (after a noun) between; among; amid
  2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间 tánzhǐzhījiān)

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一霎 yīshà in a flash
一霎间 yīshàjiān in a flash
刹时 chàshí
  1. in a flash
  2. in the twinkling of an eye
弹指一挥间 tánzhǐyīhuījiān in a flash (idiom)
𥆧息 shùnxī
  1. in a flash
  2. twinkling
  3. ephemeral
瞬息 shùnxī
  1. in a flash
  2. twinkling
  3. ephemeral
转眼 zhuǎnyǎn
  1. in a flash
  2. in the blink of an eye
  3. to glance
须臾 xūyú
  1. in a flash
  2. in a jiffy
一晃 yīhuǎng
  1. (of passing time) in an instant
  2. (of a sight) in a flash
忽忽 hūhū
  1. fleeting (of quick passage time)
  2. in a flash
  3. distracted manner
  4. vacantly
  5. frustratedly
转瞬 zhuǎnshùn
  1. in the twinkling of an eye
  2. in a flash
  3. to turn one's eyes
一刹那 yīchànà
  1. a moment
  2. an instant
  3. in a flash
拈指 niānzhǐ
  1. a snap of the fingers
  2. a short moment
  3. in a flash
  4. in the twinkling of an eye