話都冇咁快 (waa6 dou1 mou5 gam3 faai3 | ) : before you can say knife

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話都冇咁快

waa6 dou1 mou5 gam3 faai3

before you can say knife; before you know it; at a snap of the fingers; in the twinkling of an eye
[literal] quicker than words can tell
[華] 說時遲，那時快

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

話都冇咁快 / 话都冇咁快

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話 waa6 waa2 - word; talk; speak; language
都 dou1 - all; both; even; already; also; capital
冇 mou5 - don't have
咁 gam3 - so; -ly
快 faai3 - quick; fast; hurry

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