拈指

Traditional form:

拈指

Pinyin (reading):

niānzhǐ

Definitions:

• a snap of the fingers
• a short moment
• in a flash
• in the twinkling of an eye

Characters:

• 拈 - to pick up with the fingers; to draw lots
• 指 - finger, toe; to point, to indicate

Traditional characters:

• 拈 - to pick up with the fingers; to draw lots
• 指 - finger, toe; to point, to indicate