一盏茶工夫

      Mandarin

      simpl. 工夫
      trad. 一盞茶工夫

      Etymology

      Literally: one tea cup's worth of time

      Idiom

      一盏茶工夫 (simplified, Pinyin yī zhǎn chá gōngfu, traditional 一盞茶工夫)

      1. within a short period of time

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      Last modified on 1 October 2011, at 12:26