粵

轉zyun2眼ngaan5間gaan1

simp转眼间
zyun2 ngaan5 gaan1zhuǎn yǎn jiān

English

  1. in the blink of an eye
  2. a moment later; in the blink of an eye
  3. in a blink of an eye; soon; in a moment

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一眨眼嘅時間;指時間過得好快

Examples

  • 轉眼間就天黑嗱?

    It turned dark so quickly.

  • 轉眼間,阿女就讀大學喇。

    In a blink of an eye, our daughter has become a university student.

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

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