にして

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(ni shite

  1. (literary) at, in (a duration of time)
    Synonyms: (ni), (de)
    (いっ)(しゅん)にして
    isshun ni shite
    in an instant
    (さい)にして(ちち)(うしな)
    ○-sai ni shite chichi o ushinau
    to lose one's father at the age of X
    ローマは(いち)(にち)にして()らず
    Rōma wa ichinichi ni shite narazu
    Rome wasn't built in a day