一夜之間
simp一夜之间jat1 je6 zi1 gaan1yī yè zhī jiān
English
- (lit. and fig.) overnight
- overnight; in one night; figuratively, in a short period of time
粵語 — Cantonese
- 一個夜晚嘅時間之內；引申指短時間之內
Examples
如今的大多数书似乎是一夜之间从昨日的书籍中冒出来。
Most of today's books seem to have emerged overnight from yesterday's books.
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佢中咗六合彩，一夜之間做咗富翁。
He has won the Mark Six lottery and become a billionaire in one night.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk