俯仰之間

Chinese

		bending or lifting of the head; simple move or action; instant bending or lifting of the head; simple move or action; instant; twinkling of an eye	between
trad. (俯仰之間)		俯仰	之間
simp. (俯仰之间)		俯仰	之间

Etymology

以大為小，以強為弱，在俯仰之間耳。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

以大为小，以强为弱，在俯仰之间耳。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

Yǐ dà wéi xiǎo, yǐ qiáng wéi ruò, zài fǔyǎngzhījiān ěr. [Pinyin]

It only takes an instant for a big and strong power to turn into a small and weak one.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fǔyǎngzhījiān

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄓㄐㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fu² joeng⁵ zi¹ gaan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fǔyǎngzhījiān [Phonetic: fúyǎngzhījiān]
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄓㄐㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fǔyǎngjhihjian
  - Wade–Giles: fu³-yang³-chih¹-chien¹
  - Yale: fǔ-yǎng-jr̄-jyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuuyeangjyjian
  - Palladius: фуянчжицзянь (fujančžiczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fu² joeng⁵ zi¹ gaan¹
  - Yale: fú yéuhng jī gāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fu² joeng⁵ dzi¹ gaan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fu² yêng⁵ ji¹ gan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuː³⁵ jœːŋ¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ kaːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

俯仰之間

a very short time; human's lifetime

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