抽間

Chinese

		to draw out; to smoke (cigarettes); to pump	interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)
trad. (抽間)		抽	間
simp. (抽间)		抽	间

Pronunciation

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhû-kiên / chhû-kiân

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• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhû-kiên
    • Hakka Romanization System: cu´ gien´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cu¹ gian¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯en²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhû-kiân
    • Hakka Romanization System: cu´ gian´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cu¹ gian¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯an²⁴/

Verb

抽間

1. (Hakka) to find time (to do something); to take time

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 抽空 (“to find time; to take time”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		抽空, 抽暇, 抽閒
Mandarin	Beijing	抽空兒, 抓空兒
	Taiwan	抽空
Cantonese	Hong Kong	抽時間
Gan	Nanchang	抽空
	Lichuan	抽空
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	抽間
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	抽間
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	抽間
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	抽間
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	抽間
Jin	Taiyuan	掏空
Southern Min	Xiamen	撥工, 閬工
	Quanzhou	撥工, 閬工
	Zhangzhou	撥工
	Tainan	撥工, 閬工
Wu	Shanghai	落空
	Danyang	抽空, 候空
Xiang	Changsha	抽空子, 抽空