轉下眼 (zyun2 haa6 ngaan5) — in the twinkling of an eye in Cantonese
zyunˊ²轉haaˍ₆下ngaanˏ₅眼简 转下眼
Mandarin Pinyin: zhuan3 xia4 yan3
Meaning of 轉下眼
nounin the twinkling of an eye
Example Sentences with 轉下眼
siˎ₄時gaan˗₃間gwo˗₃過dakˉ¹得houˊ²好faai3,快，zyun˗₃轉haaˏ₅下ngaanˏ₅眼zauˍ₆就dou˗₃到sing˗₃聖daan3.誕。
Time passes so quickly, Christmas will be here in the blink of an eye.
ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋jatˉ¹一caiˎ₄齊nouˏ₅努lik6,力，zyun˗₃轉haaˏ₅下ngaanˏ₅眼zauˍ₆就singˎ₄成gung1.功。
If we work hard together, we'll succeed in the blink of an eye.
diˉ¹啲sai˗₃細louˊ²路neoiˊ²女daaiˍ₆大dakˉ¹得gam˗₃咁faai3,快，zyun˗₃轉haaˏ₅下ngaanˏ₅眼zauˍ₆就mˎ₄唔jingˍ₆認dak1.得。
The little girls grow up so fast, they'll be unrecognizable in no time.
keoiˏ₅佢waaˍ₆話houˊ²好faai˗₃快faan2,返，dimˊ²點ziˉ¹知zyun˗₃轉haaˏ₅下ngaanˏ₅眼zauˍ₆就zauˊ²走zo2.咗。
He said he'd be back soon, but in the blink of an eye he was gone.
camˎ₄尋jatˍ₆日zungˍ₆仲haiˍ₆係haaˍ₆夏tin1,天，zyun˗₃轉haaˏ₅下ngaanˏ₅眼jauˍ₆又cauˉ¹秋tin1.天。
Yesterday it was still summer, in the blink of an eye it’s autumn again.
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