粵

眨zaam2吓haa5眼ngaan5

zaam2 haa5 ngaan5zhǎ xià yǎn

English

  1. in a very short time; in the blink of an eye [colloquial]
  2. as quick as a flash, literally "in the blink of an eye"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指一段好短嘅時間;一瞬間

Examples

  • 兩個鐘,眨下眼就過。

    Two hours will pass in a blink.

  • 開心嘅時間過得特別快,佢哋新婚蜜月期眨吓眼就過咗。

    Blissful times passes in haste, and their honeymoon period expired in the blink of an eye.

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

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