眨zaam2眼ngaan5

English

1. to blink
2. to blink
3. to wink
4. in the blink of an eye; extremely quickly
5. in the twinkling of an eye

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.

• Tom 唔識點樣喺迴旋處揸車：佢喺入迴旋處嗰陣會眨眼，但係喺應該嘅時候就唔會眨眼，即係離開嗰陣。

  Tatoeba CC BY

• 我在眨眼。

  I was blinking.

  Tatoeba · BobbyLee CC BY

• 我眨眼回应了他。

  I winked back.

  Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

• 它發生在一眨眼之間。

  It happened in the blink of an eye.

  Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

• 消防员一眨眼的功夫就把火给灭了。

  The firefighters put out the fire in the blink of an eye.

  Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY