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一朝一夕
Traditional Chinese
一朝一夕
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yī zhāo yī xī
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
/(yat1 chiu4 yat1 jik6 )
Short definition overnight
Usage frequency Very infrequent
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All available English definitions lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)MDBG icon / overnightMDBG icon / fig. in a short period of timeMDBG icon /
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Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: lit. one morning and one evening (idiom); fig. in a short period of time; overnight
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学习语言( xué xí yǔ yán) to study language
永远(yǒng yuǎn) forever
不是(bú shì) is not
一朝一夕(yī zhāo yī xī) overnight
(dedì) of
(shì) item

Whatever language you study, it takes time.

英语(yīng yǔ) English
不是(bú shì) is not
一朝一夕(yī zhāo yī xī) overnight
(jiù) only
能学( néng xué)
会的(huìde)

English cannot be mastered overnight.

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