一溜煙

Chinese

 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
slip away; to skate cigarette; tobacco; smoke
trad. (一溜煙) 一 溜 煙
simp. (一溜烟) 一 溜 烟
Literally: “(like) a wisp of smoke”.

Pronunciation


Adverb

一溜煙

  1. (running away) swiftly
    汽車一溜煙開走了。 [MSC, trad.]
    汽车一溜烟开走了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Qìchē yīliùyān kāizǒu le. [Pinyin]
    The car sped off.
    他一溜煙就沒影兒了。 [MSC, trad.]
    他一溜烟就没影儿了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā yīliùyān jiù méiyǐngr le. [Pinyin]
    He disappeared in an instant (a flash).

Synonyms

  • 一道風/一道风
  • 一道煙/一道烟
  • 一溜風/一溜风
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