一夜之間 [－－－间]

Jyutping jat1 je6 zi1 gaan1
Pinyin yī yè zhī jiān

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一個​夜晚​嘅​時​間​之​內​；​引申​指短​時間​之​內
    overnight; in one night; figuratively, in a short period of time
    • 佢中咗六合彩，一夜之間做咗富翁。
      佢中咗六合彩，一夜之间做咗富翁。
      keoi5 zung3 zo2 luk6 hap6 coi2, jat1 je6 zi1 gaan1 zou6 zo2 fu3 jung1.
      He has won the Mark Six lottery and become a billionaire in one night.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    overnight; over the space of one night

一夜之間 [－－－间]

Jyutping
Pinyin yī yè zhī jiān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (lit. and fig.) overnight
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    如今的大多数书似乎是一夜之间从昨日的书籍中冒出来。
    如今的大多數書似乎是一夜之間從昨日的書籍中冒出來。
    rú jīn de dà duō shù shū sì hū shì yī yè zhī jiān cóng zuó rì de shū jí zhōng mào chū lái 。
    • Most of today's books seem to have emerged overnight from yesterday's books.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    一夜之间
    一夜之間
    jat1 je5 zi1 gaan1
    • within a night (figuratively meaning a short period of time)
  2. Cantonese
    个市一夜之间跌咗咁多，今次真系蚀到渣都冇喇！
    個市一夜之間跌咗咁多，今次真係蝕到渣都冇喇！
    go3 si5 jat1 je6 zi1 gaan1 dit3 zo2 gam3 do1, gam1 ci3 zan1 hai6 sit6 dou3 zaa1 dou1 mou5 laa3!
    • The market crashed dramatically overnight. I have nothing left to speak of.
  3. Cantonese
    佢中咗六合彩，一夜之间就由穷光蛋变成大富翁。
    佢中咗六合彩，一夜之間就由窮光蛋變成大富翁。
    keoi5 zung3 zo2 luk6 hap6 coi2, jat1 je6 zi1 gaan1 zau6 jau4 kung4 gwong1 daan2 bin3 sing4 daai6 fu3 jung1.
    • He won the lottery and transformed from a poor peasant to a millionaire overnight.
  4. Cantonese
    佢中咗六合彩，一夜之间做咗富翁。
    佢中咗六合彩，一夜之間做咗富翁。
    keoi5 zung3 zo2 luk6 hap6 coi2, jat1 je6 zi1 gaan1 zou6 zo2 fu3 jung1.
    • He has won the Mark Six lottery and become a billionaire in one night.
  5. Cantonese
    单嘢俾人揭发咗之后，佢一夜之间名誉破产。
    單嘢俾人揭發咗之後，佢一夜之間名譽破產。
    • The revelation of the scandal caused horrible damage to his reputation.