一朝一夕

Traditional form:

一朝一夕

Pinyin (reading):

yīzhāoyīxī

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 朝 - to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 夕 - evening, night, dusk; slanted

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 朝 - to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 夕 - evening, night, dusk; slanted