niān​zhǐ

snap of the fingers

  • created sense approved 拈指 · niān​zhǐ · snap of the fingers — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拈指

    niān​zhǐ

    snap of the fingers

    a short moment; in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye

    拈 (literal) → 拈 · niān · to pick up 指 (literal) → 指 · zhǐ · finger's breadth

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    created sense