䁪zaam2眼ngaan5

English

1. to blink (eyes)
2. to blink
3. in the blink of an eye; extremely quickly

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 隻眼快速一開一合嘅動作
2. 快到好似眨一下眼噉；指留意唔到時間流逝，好似眨一下眼其實已經過咗好耐

Examples

• 眨下眼就一年。

  In the blink of an eye, one year is gone.

• 你對眼唔舒服呀？做乜成日眨眼嘅？

  Are your eyes feeling uncomfortable? Why do you keep blinking? ----

• 啲細路真係冇時定，一眨眼就唔知去咗邊嘞。

  The kids are so active and energetic; they often run off to god-knows-where in the blink of an eye.