期間

See also: 期间

ChineseEdit

		a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope	interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)
trad. (期間)		期	間
simp. (期间)		期	间

PronunciationEdit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qījiān, qíjiān

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄐㄧㄢ, ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ gaan¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khì-kiên / khì-kiân
Min Nan (POJ): kî-kan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: qījiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄐㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chijian
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cijian
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕjɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Pinyin: qíjiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyijian
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cíjian
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕjɛn⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    其間／其间
    期間／期间
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ gaan¹
  - Yale: kèih gāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ gaan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ gan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ käːn⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    其間／其间
    期間／期间
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì-kiên
  - Hakka Romanization System: kiˇ gien´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ki² gian¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹ ki̯en²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì-kiân
  - Hakka Romanization System: kiˇ gian´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ki² gian¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹ ki̯an²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-kan
  - Tâi-lô: kî-kan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'kafn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴⁻²² kan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki²⁴⁻²² kan³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki¹³⁻²² kan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ kan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²³⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

NounEdit

期間

period; time; duration
試用期間 / 试用期间 ― shìyòng qījiān ― probationary period

患病期間禁止行房。 [MSC, trad.]
患病期间禁止行房。 [MSC, simp.]
Huànbìng qījiān jìnzhǐ xíngfáng. [Pinyin]
Refrain from intercourse during recovery.

JapaneseEdit

Kanji in this term
期	間
き Grade: 3	かん Grade: 2
on’yomi

NounEdit

期間(きかん) • (kikan)

duration, period

Related termsEdit

日数(にっすう) (nissū): days (of duration)
時(じ)間(かん) (jikan): time