| 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 | |
抽間
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 抽空, 抽暇, 抽閒 | |
| Northeastern 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 |