瞬間

瞬間

See also: 瞬间

Chinese

		to wink	interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)
trad. (瞬間)		瞬	間
simp. (瞬间)		瞬	间

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shùnjiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seon³ gaan¹
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): sùn-kan

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sung³ gang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shùnjiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shùnjian
    • Wade–Giles: shun⁴-chien¹
    • Yale: shwùn-jyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuennjian
    • Palladius: шуньцзянь (šunʹczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂwən⁵¹ t͡ɕjɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: seon³ gaan¹
    • Yale: seun gāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soen³ gaan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sên³ gan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn³³ kaːn⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sùn-kan
    • Tâi-lô: sùn-kan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: suonkafn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sun²¹⁻⁵³ kan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kan³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sun²¹⁻⁵³ kan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sun¹¹⁻⁵³ kan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sun²¹⁻⁴¹ kan⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sung³ gang¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sùng kang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /suŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kaŋ³³/

Adjective

瞬間

1. momentary
2. transient

Adverb

瞬間

1. in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye

Synonyms

• 眨眼 (zhǎyǎn)

Noun

瞬間

1. moment; flash; instant

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 瞬間

一目𥍉仔 (chi̍t-ba̍k-nih-á) (Min Nan) 少刻 (shǎokè) 片刻 (piànkè) 瞬息 (shùnxī) 一剎／一刹 (yīchà) 一剎那／一刹那 (yīchànà) 一會兒／一会儿 (yīhuìr) 一瞬間／一瞬间 (yīshùnjiān)

剎那／刹那 (chànà) 少時／少时 (shǎoshí) 少頃／少顷 (shǎoqǐng) 時刻／时刻 (shíkè) 有頃／有顷 (yǒuqǐng) (literary) 霎時／霎时 (shàshí) 頃刻／顷刻 (qǐngkè)

Derived terms

一瞬間／一瞬间 (yīshùnjiān)

瞬間移動／瞬间移动 (shùnjiān yídòng)

See also

• 時刻／时刻 (shíkè)
• 時候／时候 (shíhou)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
瞬	間
しゅん Grade: S	かん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゅんかん [shùńkáń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɕɨ̃ᵝŋkã̠ɴ]

Noun

瞬(しゅん)間(かん) • (shunkan) 

1. instant (period of time), the moment that something happens
   • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:

     手(て)を触(ふ)れた瞬(しゅん)間(かん)、風(ふう)船(せん)は割(わ)れてしまった。

     Te o fureta shunkan, fūsen wa warete shimatta.

     The balloon popped the moment the hand touched it.

Derived terms

• 一(いっ)瞬(しゅん)間(かん) (isshunkan) the blink of an eye, one moment

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term
瞬	間

Noun

瞬間 • (sun'gan) (hangeul 순간)

1. Hanja form^? of 순간 (“instant (period of time), the moment that something happens”).