Lingaku- to snap one's fingers
- (fig.) in a flash; in an instant
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- to snap one's fingers
- (fig.) in a flash; in an instant
This meaning refers to the physical action of snapping fingers, which produces a sharp sound and can evoke attention or signal something.
He snapped his fingers to get everyone's attention.
In this sense, the phrase is used to indicate something that happens very quickly or suddenly, often without much effort.
The issue was resolved in a flash.
His words changed everything, as if in an instant.
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tán zhǐ yī huī jiān弹指一挥间in the blink of an eyetán zhǐ zhī jiān弹指之间in an instanttán zhǐ弹指jiān间in a momentzhī只xū需tán zhǐ弹指just a snap of the fingerstán zhǐ弹指jí即dào到arrives in a flashtán zhǐ弹指ér而Guō过passes by in an instantqīng qīng轻轻yī一tán zhǐ弹指with a gentle snap of the fingerstán zhǐ弹指kě可jiān间can be done in a momenttán zhǐ弹指fēng yún风云changes in a flashtán zhǐ弹指rú如mèng梦like a dream in an instant