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–Hong Kong, 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–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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):

• 一會／一会
• 一會兒／一会儿
• 小會／小会

 

Dialectal synonyms of 一會 (“a little while; a moment”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		一會
Mandarin	Harbin	一會兒
	Jinan	一會兒, 一忽兒忽兒, 一和兒
	Wanrong	一下下
	Xi'an	一會兒, 一下
	Yinchuan	一會會子
	Xining	一會兒, 一陣
	Ürümqi	一會兒, 一會會兒, 一下子, 一陣陣兒
	Wuhan	一下, 一下子
	Guiyang	一下, 一下子, 一下下, 一歇, 一下兒, 一崗崗
	Nanjing	一刻兒, 一會兒
Cantonese	Guangzhou	一陣
	Hong Kong	一陣, 一陣間, 陣間, 因間
	Dongguan	一陣, 一陣間
Gan	Nanchang	一下, 一下子, 一陣家子
	Lichuan	一下兒
	Pingxiang	一刻仔, 一刻刻仔, 一下
Hakka	Meixian	兩下二
	Yudu	一下
Huizhou	Jixi	一下功夫, 一記功夫
Northern Min	Jian'ou	一下仔, 一刻仔, 一陣, 一陣仔
Southern Min	Xiamen	目𥍉仔久, 一目𥍉仔久, 一輒仔久, 一睏仔
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	一目𥍉仔, 一輒久仔
	Quanzhou	一目摔螺, 一仔久, 一下仔, 一陣仔, 一絲仔久
	Jinjiang	一步仔
	Anxi	一孔久
	Yongchun	一下囝, 一陣囝, 一絲仔久
	Zhangzhou	目𥍉仔久, 一目𥍉仔久, 一輒仔久, 一仔久, 一米仔久, 一刻仔, 一睏仔, 一喘仔, 搭米久, 搭米仔久
	Tainan	一睏仔 GT, 一觸久仔 GT
	Manila (Hokkien)	一仔久
	Leizhou	一𱓆仔
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	一下子, 一哈子
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	一陣
	Danyang	一下子
	Ningbo	一晌
	Wenzhou	一下兒
Xiang	Changsha	一下, 一下子, 一下下子
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)