轉瞬

Chinese

		to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift	to wink
trad. (轉瞬)		轉	瞬
simp. (转瞬)		转	瞬

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuǎnshùn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun² seon³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): choán-sùn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuǎnshùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuǎnshùn
    • Wade–Giles: chuan³-shun⁴
    • Yale: jwǎn-shwùn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joanshuenn
    • Palladius: чжуаньшунь (čžuanʹšunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun² seon³
    • Yale: jyún seun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn² soen³
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun² sên³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn³⁵ sɵn³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choán-sùn
    • Tâi-lô: tsuán-sùn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoafnsuxn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sun⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sun²¹/

Adverb

轉瞬

1. in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in an instant

Synonyms

• 彈指／弹指 (tánzhǐ)
• 轉目／转目 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 轉眼／转眼 (zhuǎnyǎn)
• 轉身／转身 (zhuǎnshēn)
• 轉頭／转头 (literary or Cantonese)

 

Derived terms

• 目不轉瞬／目不转瞬
• 轉瞬即逝／转瞬即逝 (zhuǎnshùnjíshì)
• 轉瞬間／转瞬间