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  <p>哦？”谈晋倏忽之间勾了下嘴角，“金主让你做什么就做什么，是这个意思吗？”</p>
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<p>倏忽之间: suddenly</p>

<p>For 勾了下嘴角 you could perhaps write: 轻蔑 or 冷笑 </p>

<p>谈晋倏忽之间勾了下嘴角，<br>
Tan Jin suddenly snarled,</p>

<p>“金主让你做什么就做什么，是这个意思吗？<br>
"If the boss wants you to do then do it, is that what you mean?"</p>

<p>You could replace 倏忽之间勾了下嘴角 with either: 冷笑道 or 轻蔑地说道</p>

<p>谈晋冷笑道， : Tan Jin, with a sarcastic smile, said,<br>
谈晋轻蔑地说道，Tan Jin disdainfully spoke, </p>

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2020-03-03T03:05:39.840Z
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Pedroski
<p>倏忽之间 = 快速地</p>

<p>it is literary way to say "just in a second"
勾嘴角 is just a face expression.</p>

<p>you need contexts to know why he did that.</p>

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sfy
<p>勾了下嘴角 = it's just a literary expression to describe a facial expression when the speaker is about to say something sarcastic or something emotional, like in the sentence in question, “哦？谈晋倏忽之间勾了下嘴角..." = "Oh?, Tan Jin momentarily lifted the corner of his mouth..."</p>

<p>It's like the "raised eyebrow" while speaking indicating surprise or disapproval.</p>

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Wayne Cheah
<p>I found a novel on my Kindle (<em>喜欢你，我也是</em>) which seem like a teenage romance, and seems fairly readable and interesting.  I'm at the start, and thus far Zhang Kankan 张侃侃 and seems to have been tricked into a blind date with Tan Jin (thinking she's there to <a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E8%A1%A5%E4%B9%A0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">补习</a>); they're both teachers.  Currently, Tan Jin seems to be confusing her.</p>

<p>It has the line:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>“哦？”<strong>谈晋倏忽之间勾了下嘴角</strong>，“金主让你做什么就做什么，是这个意思吗？”<br>
  <sub><em>喜欢你，我也是</em></sub></p>
</blockquote>

<p>I don't understand the part in bold.  (It seems Tan Jin is also confusing me.)</p>

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  <p>"Oh?" Tan Jin suddenly (?) [倏忽之间] hooked the corners of his mouth (?) [勾了下嘴角], "Bankroller makes you do something, you do it, is this the meaning?"</p>
</blockquote>

<p><strong>Question</strong>: What does 谈晋倏忽之间勾了下嘴角 mean?</p>

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2020-03-02T03:36:43.587Z
"倏忽之间" means "in a very short time" or "in the twinkling of an eye".
dan
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What does 谈晋倏忽之间勾了下嘴角 mean?
# What does 谈晋倏忽之间勾了下嘴角 mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-03-02)

I found a novel on my Kindle (*喜欢你，我也是*) which seem like a teenage romance, and seems fairly readable and interesting. I'm at the start, and thus far Zhang Kankan 张侃侃 and seems to have been tricked into a blind date with Tan Jin (thinking she's there to [补习](http://youdao.com/w/%E8%A1%A5%E4%B9%A0)); they're both teachers. Currently, Tan Jin seems to be confusing her.

It has the line:

> “哦？”**谈晋倏忽之间勾了下嘴角**，“金主让你做什么就做什么，是这个意思吗？”  
> *喜欢你，我也是*

I don't understand the part in bold. (It seems Tan Jin is also confusing me.)

> "Oh?" Tan Jin suddenly (?) [倏忽之间] hooked the corners of his mouth (?) [勾了下嘴角], "Bankroller makes you do something, you do it, is this the meaning?"

**Question**: What does 谈晋倏忽之间勾了下嘴角 mean?

**Tags:** translation, meaning-in-context

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: "倏忽之间" means "in a very short time" or "in the twinkling of an eye".  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2020-03-03. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

> 哦？”谈晋倏忽之间勾了下嘴角，“金主让你做什么就做什么，是这个意思吗？”

倏忽之间: suddenly

For 勾了下嘴角 you could perhaps write: 轻蔑 or 冷笑

谈晋倏忽之间勾了下嘴角，  
Tan Jin suddenly snarled,

“金主让你做什么就做什么，是这个意思吗？  
"If the boss wants you to do then do it, is that what you mean?"

You could replace 倏忽之间勾了下嘴角 with either: 冷笑道 or 轻蔑地说道

谈晋冷笑道， : Tan Jin, with a sarcastic smile, said,  
谈晋轻蔑地说道，Tan Jin disdainfully spoke,


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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-03-02. Score: 1

倏忽之间 = 快速地

it is literary way to say "just in a second"
勾嘴角 is just a face expression.

you need contexts to know why he did that.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-03-02. Score: 1

勾了下嘴角 = it's just a literary expression to describe a facial expression when the speaker is about to say something sarcastic or something emotional, like in the sentence in question, “哦？谈晋倏忽之间勾了下嘴角..." = "Oh?, Tan Jin momentarily lifted the corner of his mouth..."

It's like the "raised eyebrow" while speaking indicating surprise or disapproval.


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