一朝一夕 yī zhāo yī xī

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
  2. fig. in a short period of time
  3. overnight

CHARACTERS

一 yī one; a, an; alone
朝 zhāo dynasty; morning
一 yī one; a, an; alone
夕 xī evening, night, dusk; slanted