轉眼

See also: 转眼

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	eye
trad. (轉眼)		轉	眼
simp. (转眼)		转	眼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuǎnyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun² ngaan⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): choán-gán

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuǎnyǎn [Phonetic: zhuányǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuǎnyǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chuan³-yen³
    • Yale: jwǎn-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joanyean
    • Palladius: чжуаньянь (čžuanʹjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun² ngaan⁵
    • Yale: jyún ngáahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn² ngaan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun² ngan⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn³⁵ ŋaːn¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choán-gán
    • Tâi-lô: tsuán-gán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoafn'garn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡan⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡan⁵³/

Adverb

轉眼

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

Synonyms

• 彈指／弹指 (tánzhǐ)
• 轉目／转目 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 轉瞬／转瞬 (zhuǎnshùn)
• 轉身／转身 (zhuǎnshēn)
• 轉頭／转头 (literary or Cantonese)

 

Verb

轉眼

1. to glance