一陣間

一陣間

See also: 一阵间

Chinese

		a moment	interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)
trad. (一陣間)		一陣	間
simp. (一阵间)		一阵	间
alternative forms		因間／因间 contraction

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): jat¹ zan⁶ gaan¹, jat¹ zan^6-2 gaan¹, jan¹ gaan¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yit² zin^5-4 gan^1*

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ zan⁶ gaan¹, jat¹ zan^6-2 gaan¹, jan¹ gaan¹
    • Yale: yāt jahn gāan, yāt ján gāan, yān gāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ dzan⁶ gaan¹, jat⁷ dzan^6-2 gaan¹, jan¹ gaan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ zen⁶ gan¹, yed¹ zen^6-2 gan¹, yen¹ gan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐn²² kaːn⁵⁵/, /jɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐn²²⁻³⁵ kaːn⁵⁵/, /jɐn⁵⁵ kaːn⁵⁵/

Note: jan1 gaan1 - with contraction of 一陣.

• • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yit² zin^5-4 gan^1*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jit̚⁵⁵ t͡sin³²⁻²¹ kan³³⁻³³⁵/

Adverb

一陣間 (Cantonese)

1. for a little while; for a short while

   坐一陣間先走喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   坐一阵间先走喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   co⁵ jat¹ zan⁶ gaan¹ sin¹ zau² laa³. [Jyutping]

   Sit for a little while before you leave.

2. in a little while; soon; later

   一陣間會有人打電話畀你。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   一阵间会有人打电话畀你。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   jat¹ zan⁶ gaan¹ wui⁵ jau⁵ jan⁴ daa² din⁶ waa^6-2 bei² nei⁵. [Jyutping]

   Somebody is going to call you soon.

3. Indicates a hypothetical situation.

   一陣間落雨點算呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   一阵间落雨点算呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   jat¹ zan⁶ gaan¹ lok⁶ jyu⁵ dim² syun³ aa³? [Jyutping]

   What if it rains?

Synonyms

• (in a little while):

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Synonyms of 一陣間

一下下子 (i6 ha5 ha zr) (Xiang) 一喘仔 (chi̍t-chhoán-á) (Min Nan) 搭米久 (tah-bí-kú) (Min Nan) 搭米仔久 (tah-bí-á-kú) (Min Nan) 一會／一会 (yīhuì)

一會兒／一会儿 (yīhuìr) 一睏仔／一困仔 (chi̍t-khùn-á) (Min Nan) 一觸久仔／一触久仔 (chi̍t-tak-kú-á) (Min Nan) 兩下二／两下二 (liong3 ha4 ngi4) (Hakka) 陣間／阵间 (zan6 gaan1) (Cantonese)