一時之間 (jat1 si4 zi1 gaan1 | yi1 shi2 zhi1 jian1) : at that very instant

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一時之間

jat1 si4 zi1 gaan1

yi1 shi2 zhi1 jian1

at that very instant/moment
[synonym] 一時間

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

一時之間 / 一时之间

This word has been viewed 1280 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 14th Apr 2016 11:01

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Characters in this word:

一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
時 si4 - time
之 zi1 - 's; of; it; this; go to; to
間 gaan1 gaan3 - interval of time or space

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