一jat1朝ziu1一jat1夕zik6

English

1. lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
2. an instant; a short period of time (usually used in negations); literally "one morning and one evening"
3. fig. in a short period of time
4. overnight

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 泛指一段短時間，時間長度可以用日計算（通常用喺否定句度）

Examples

• 成功唔係一朝一夕嘅事。

  You won't succeed in just a day.; Rome is not built in one day.

• 呢啲積弊唔係一朝一夕可以解決到㗎。

  These maladies cannot be remedied in a short period of time.

• 英語不是一朝一夕就能學會的。

  English cannot be mastered overnight.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 學習語言永遠不是一朝一夕的事。

  Whatever language you study, it takes time.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY