chớp nhoáng

Vietnamese

Etymology

chớp (“lightning; flash”) +‎ nhoáng (“moment”).

Middle Vietnamese form is chớp nháng (“a flash of lightning”). Attested in Chỉ nam ngọc âm giải nghĩa (指南玉音解義) "Thi Tiên chớp nháng vi quang". Also attested in the idiom ba chớp ba nháng ("something happened so fast that could not be seen clearly").

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəːp̚˧˦ ɲwaːŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəːp̚˦˧˥ ɲwaːŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cəːp̚˦˥ ɲwaːŋ˦˥]

Adjective

chớp nhoáng

  1. lightning-quick; very brief; like a flash
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