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Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「一彈指頃」, as shown below.

Introducing the Chinese idiom 「一彈指頃」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.

The time of a finger snap. A metaphor for the extremely short time.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yī dàn zhǐ qǐng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat1 taan4/daan6 ji2 king2

The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.