少頃

See also: 少顷

Chinese

		young; few; little young; few; little; lack	100 mu; a short while ago; a 'ching' (unit of area) 100 mu; a short while ago; a 'ching' (unit of area); approx. (with dates); a short while
trad. (少頃)		少	頃
simp. (少顷)		少	顷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǎoqǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄥˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǎoqǐng [Phonetic: sháoqǐng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǎocǐng
    • Wade–Giles: shao³-chʻing³
    • Yale: shǎu-chǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shaochiing
    • Palladius: шаоцин (šaocin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Adverb

少頃

1. instant; short while; moment

Synonyms

• 一剎／一刹 (yīchà)
• 一剎那／一刹那 (yīchànà)
• 一會兒／一会儿
• 一目𥍉仔 (chi̍t-ba̍k-nih-á) (Hokkien)
• 一瞬間／一瞬间 (yīshùnjiān)
• 剎那／刹那
• 少刻 (shǎokè)
• 少時／少时
• 時刻／时刻 (shíkè)
• 有頃／有顷 (yǒuqǐng) (literary)
• 漏 (lòu) (literary, or in compounds)
• 片刻 (piànkè)
• 瞬息 (shùnxī)
• 瞬間／瞬间 (shùnjiān)
• 霎時／霎时 (shàshí)
• 頃刻／顷刻 (qǐngkè)
• 須／须 (xū) (literary, or in compounds)