俯仰之间

in a flash

variant of 俯[fu3]

to look down / to stoop

lowering and raising of the head / (fig.) small move / pitch (position angle)

surname Yang

to face upward / to look up / to admire / to rely on

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it

between / among / inter-

(after a noun) between; among; amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1])

between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms

gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent