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Chinese
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bullet; shot; ball bullet; shot; ball; to play (a stringed instrument); to pluck a string; impeach |
finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate |
| trad. (彈指)
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彈
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指
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| simp. (弹指)
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弹
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指
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Pronunciation
Adverb
彈指
- (figurative) in the blink of an eye; in a flash
Synonyms
- (in the blink of an eye):
- 轉目／转目 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 轉眼／转眼 (zhuǎnyǎn)
- 轉瞬／转瞬 (zhuǎnshùn)
- 轉身／转身 (zhuǎnshēn)
- 轉頭／转头 (literary or Cantonese)
Noun
彈指
- (obsolete, Buddhism, archaic) small unit of time (depending on source, either 7.2 or 0.25 seconds long)
- (obsolete) designation for 10-17
Derived terms