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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
轉眼 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
轉眼 ＝ 轉 ＋ 眼
ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄢˇ · zhuǎnyǎn
adverb — in the blink of an eye; in an instant

字源 FORM — what the parts do

轉to turn (旋轉)zhuǎn
眼an eye (眼睛)yǎn
轉眼，旋轉的轉，眼睛的眼。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

眼珠（眼）才一轉（轉），事情就過去了。
The eye (眼) makes one turn (轉), and the moment is already gone.
關 · Related
眼睛yǎnjīngthe everyday 眼瞬間shùnjiānthe same idea — a flash of time