一彈指頃 yī tán zhǐ qǐng

DEFINITIONS

  1. a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
  2. in the twinkling of an eye

CHARACTERS

一 yī one; a, an; alone
彈 tán pellet, bullet, shot, shell
指 zhǐ finger, toe; point, indicate
頃 qǐng a moment; a measure of area equal to 100 mu or 6.7 hectares; to lean