Chinese Idioms - Chengyu

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    literally one morning and one evening

    yī
    一
    zhāo
    朝
    yī
    一
    xī
    夕
    一朝一夕
    yī zhāo yī xī

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally one morning and one evening
    • fig. in a short period of time
    • overnight

    Word by word translation of this Chinese idiom

    一
    yī
    one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
    朝
    cháo
    imperial or royal court / government / dynasty / reign of a sovereign or emperor / court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor / to make a pilgrimage to / facing / towards / abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Cháo xiǎn] Korea
    zhāo
    morning
    一
    yī
    one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
    夕
    xī
    dusk / evening / Taiwan pr. [xì]
    Data is based on CC-CEDICT. See the full data in action here MDBG Chinese-English dictionary.

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