一陣間

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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

Note: jan1 gaan1 - with contraction of 一陣.

Adverb

一陣間 (Cantonese)

  1. for a little while; for a short while
    坐一陣間先走喇。
    坐一阵间先走喇。
    co5 jat1 zan6 gaan1 sin1 zau2 laa3.
    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。
    一阵间会有人打电话畀你。
    jat1 zan6 gaan1 wui5 jau5 jan4 daa2 din6 waa6-2 bei2 nei5.
    Somebody is going to call you soon.
  3. Indicates a hypothetical situation.
    一陣間落雨點算呀？
    一阵间落雨点算呀？
    jat1 zan6 gaan1 lok6 jyu5 dim2 syun3 aa3?
    What if it rains?

Synonyms

  • (in a little while):
Dialectal synonyms of 一會 (“a little while; a moment”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 一會
Northeastern Mandarin Harbin 一會兒
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 一會兒, 一忽兒忽兒, 一和兒
Central Plains Mandarin Wanrong 一下下
Xi'an 一會兒, 一下
Xining 一會兒, 一陣
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 一會會子
Ürümqi 一會兒, 一會會兒, 一下子, 一陣陣兒
Southwestern Mandarin Wuhan 一下, 一下子
Guiyang 一下, 一下子, 一下下, 一歇, 一下兒, 一崗崗
Jianghuai Mandarin 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
Zhangzhou (Changtai) 一目𥍉仔, 一刻仔久
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)
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