in a twinkling(shū hū zhī jiān)

in a twinkling

All of a sudden, Chinese idioms, Pinyin is sh ū h ū zh ī Ji ā n, meaning a very short time. It comes from the fourth chapter of Chu CE in the Warring States period.

Idiom explanation

Suddenly, very quickly.

The origin of Idioms

Liu Xiang of the Western Han Dynasty wrote in the fourth chapter of the Warring States strategy of Chu: "in the daytime, you can swim in the lush trees, in the evening, you can tune in the sour and salty water, and suddenly you can fall in the childe's hands."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: in a flash

Idiom usage

As an object; to describe a very short time.

Chinese PinYin : shū hū zhī jiān