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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「一時三刻」, with its usage explained below.

The idiom 「一時三刻」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

Refers to a very short period of time.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yī shí sān kè

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat1 si4 saam1 hak1

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.