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俯仰之间
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fǔyǎngzhījiān
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in a flash
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刹时
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chàshí
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- in a flash
- in the twinkling of an eye
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弹指一挥间
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tánzhǐyīhuījiān
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in a flash (idiom)
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𥆧息
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shùnxī
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- in a flash
- twinkling
- ephemeral
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转眼
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zhuǎnyǎn
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- in a flash
- in the blink of an eye
- to glance
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须臾
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xūyú
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- in a flash
- in a jiffy
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一晃
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yīhuǎng
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- (of passing time) in an instant
- (of a sight) in a flash
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忽忽
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hūhū
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- fleeting (of quick passage time)
- in a flash
- distracted manner
- vacantly
- frustratedly
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转瞬
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zhuǎnshùn
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- in the twinkling of an eye
- in a flash
- to turn one's eyes
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一刹那
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yīchànà
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- a moment
- an instant
- in a flash
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拈指
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niānzhǐ
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- a snap of the fingers
- a short moment
- in a flash
- in the twinkling of an eye
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嘒
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huì
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- shrill sound
- twinkling
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荧荧
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yíngyíng
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- a glimmer
- twinkling (of stars, phosphorescence, candlelight)
- flickering light
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荧
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yíng
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- a glimmer
- glimmering
- twinkling
- fluorescence
- phosphorescence
- perplexed
- dazzled and confused
- planet Mars (arch.)
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过眼烟云
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guòyǎnyānyún
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ephemeral (idiom)
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过眼云烟
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guòyǎnyúnyān
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ephemeral (idiom)
說話就如過眼雲煙，文字卻能流傳千古。
Words fly, texts remain.
Source:
Tatoeba
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一夜露水
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yīyèlùshui
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- one-night stand
- ephemeral
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朝露
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zhāolù
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- morning dew
- fig. precarious brevity of human life
- ephemeral
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露水
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lùshuǐ
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- dew
- fig. short-lasting
- ephemeral
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