粵

一jat1溜lau6煙jin1

simp一溜烟also written一溜菸
jat1 lau6 jin1jat1 lau4 jin1yī liù yān

English

  1. like a wisp of smoke
  2. (to disappear etc) in an instant
  3. fast; like the wind

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好似一陣風咁快,通常講人同動物移動嘅速度

Examples

  • 佢以為撞鬼,嚇到一溜煙跑咗去。

    He thinks he see a ghost so he ran away like the wind.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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