彈指

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See also: 弹指

Chinese

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bullet; shot; ball
bullet; shot; ball; to play (a stringed instrument); to pluck a string; impeach
 
finger; to point; to direct
finger; to point; to direct; to indicate
 
trad. (彈指)
simp. (弹指)

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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彈指

  1. (figurative) in the blink of an eye; in a flash

Synonyms

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  • (in the blink of an eye):
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Noun

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彈指

  1. (obsolete, Buddhism, archaic) small unit of time (depending on source, either 7.2 or 0.25 seconds long)
  2. (obsolete) designation for 10-17

Derived terms

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