分分鐘

分分鐘

See also: 分分钟

Chinese

		to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng	to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng	clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell
trad. (分分鐘)		分	分	鐘
simp. (分分钟)		分	分	钟

Etymology

AAB-type reduplication of 分鐘／分钟 (fēnzhōng, “minute”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fēnfēnzhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄣ ㄈㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fan¹ fan¹ zung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fēnfēnzhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄣ ㄈㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenfenjong
    • IPA ^(key): /fən⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: fan¹ fan¹ zung¹
    • Yale: fān fān jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fan¹ fan¹ dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fen¹ fen¹ zung¹
    • IPA ^(key): /fɐn⁵⁵ fɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Adverb

分分鐘

(chiefly Cantonese)

1. always; constantly; at all times
2. at any time