間 (gaan1 gaan3 | jian1 jian4) : interval of time or space

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間

gaan1 gaan3

jian1 jian4

[粵] gaan1 | [國] jian1
[1] [n] space between; relationship among; interval
[2] [n] (within) a definite time or space
[3] [n] room; cubicle; workshop
[4] classifier for shop, house, bedroom, etc

[粵] gaan3 | [國] jian4
[1] [n] opening; gap; break
[2] [v] separate; alternate; partition
[3] [v] sow discord; drive a wedge

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間 / 间

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按時間先後 on3 si4 gaan3 sin1 hau6 an4 shi2 jian4 xian1 hou4 = chronological

之間 zi1 gaan1 zhi1 jian1 = between; in the middle of

任何時間 jam6 ho4 si4 gaan1*3 ren4 he2 shi2 jian1 = anytime

午間 ng5 gaan1 wu3 jian1 = noon; midday

時間 si4 gaan3; si4 gaan1 shi2 jian1 = time

洗手間 sai2 sau2 gaan1 xi3 shou3 jian1 = washroom

中間 zung1 gaan1 zhong1 jian1 = middle; centre; (placename) Chung Kan

什麼時間 sam6 mo1 si4 gaan1*3 shen2/she2 me5 shi2 jian1 = when? what time? 國

嘥時間 saai1 si4 gaan1*3 = to waste time 粵

一陣間 jat1 zan6 gaan1 = soon; a moment; a while 粵

陣間 zan6 gaan1 = soon; in a moment; in a while 粵

車間 ce1 gaan1 che1 jian1 = garage; workshop

期間 kei4 gaan1 qi1 jian1 (PRC), qi2 jian1 (Taiwan) = period; time

房間 fong4 gaan1 fang2 jian1 = room

中間人 zung1 gaan1 jan4 = go-between, intermediary, middle-man

間諜 gaan3 dip6 jian4 die2 = spy

間尺 gaan3 cek3*2 = ruler 粵

日間 jat6 gaan1 ri4 jian1 = daytime

陰間 jam1 gaan1 yin1 jian1 = nether world; afterworld

間諜片 gaan3 dip6 pin3*2 jian4 die2 pian4 = spy film

間低 gaan3 dai1 = underline 粵

一段時間 jat1 dyun6 si4 gaan1*3 yi1 duan4 shi2 jian1 = a period of time

抽時間 cau1 si4 gaan1*3 chou1 shi2 jian1 = find time; take time

板間房 baan2 gaan3 fong4*2 ban3 jian1 fang2 = subdivided flat 粵

夏令時間 haa6 ling6 si4 gaan3 xia4 ling4 shi2 jian1 = daylight-saving time

揼時間 dam1 si4 gaan3 = time-consuming 粵

花時間 faa1 si4 gaan1*3 = to spend time

趕時間 gon2 si4 gaan1*3 = time is running out; hurry up; quickly

截止時間 zit6 zi2 si4 gaan1*3 = deadline

空間 hung1 gaan1 kong1 jian1 = empty space

人間 jan4 gaan1 ren2 jian1 = the world; man's world

夜間 je6 gaan1 ye4 jian1 = night time

間接 gaan3 zip3 jian4 jie1 = indirect

間隔 gaan3 gaak3 jian4 ge2 = compartment; gap; space; interval (of time)

其間 kei4 gaan1 qi2 jian1 = between; among; during; within; that interval; that period

衛生間 wai6 sang1 gaan1 wei4 sheng1 jian1 = toilet; W.C.; washroom; restroom

田間 tin4 gaan1 tian2 jian1 = field; farm

晚間 maan5 gaan1 wan3 jian1 = evening-time, in the evening

民間 man4 gaan1 min2 jian1 = among the people; popular, folk

間介 gaan1 gaai3 = mediation

間格 gaan3 gaak3*2 = compartment

間條 gaan3 tiu4*2 = interlace

年間 nin4 gaan1 nian2 jian1 = during a certain period

間中 gaan1*3 zung1 = occasionally; sometimes 粵

時間無多 si4 gaan1*3 mou4 do1 shi2 jian1 wu2 duo1 = time is running out

中間位 zung1 gaan1 wai6*2 zhong1 jian1 wei4 = aisle/middle seat; [math] sandwich digit; [med.] interoposition, interposition

正中間 zing3 zung1 gaan1 zheng4 zhong1 jian1 = the precise middle; center

突然之間 dat6 jin4 zi1 gaan1 tu2 ran2 zhi1 jian1 (Taiwan), tu1 ran2 zhi1 jian1 (PRC) = suddenly

中間界 zung1 gaan1 gaai3 = part hair in the middle

幾多時間 gei2 do1 si4 gaan1*3 = how long?

間開做 gaan3 hoi1 zou6 = to partition into

耐啲時間 noi6 di1 si4 gaan1*3 = a longer time 粵

長啲時間 coeng4 di1 si4 gaan1*3 = a longer time 粵

三維空間 saam1 wai4 hung1 gaan1 san1 wei2 kong1 jian1 = three-dimensional space, 3D

時間表 si4 gaan1*3 biu2 shi2 jian1 biao3 = schedule; timetable

中間神經元 zung1 gaan1 san4 ging1 jyun4 zhong1 jian1 shen2 jing1 yuan2 = interneuron

中間纖維 zung1 gaan1 cim1 wai4 zhong1 jian1 xian1 wei2 = intermediate filament

保有時間 bou2 jau5 si4 gaan1*3 bao3 you3 shi2 jian1 = tenure

時間內 si4 gaan1*3 noi6 shi2 jian1 nei4 = within (a period of time)

時間進程 si4 gaan1*3 zeon3 cing4 shi2 jian1 jin4 cheng2 = time course

間歇泉 gaan3 hit3 cyun4 jian4 xie1 quan2 = geyser

有時間 jau5 si4 gaan1*3 you3 shi2 jian1 = to have time

電子空間 din6 zi2 hung1 gaan1 dian4 zi3 kong1 jian1 = cyberspace

當地時間 dong1 dei6 si4 gaan1*3 dang1 di4 shi2 jian1 = local time

民間組織 man4 gaan1 zou2 zik1 min2 jian1 zu3 zhi1 = non-governmental organization

暗間兒 am3 gaan1 ji4 an4 jian1 er2 = inner room

在﹍期間 zoi6 ... kei4 gaan1 zai4 ... qi1 jian1 (PRC), zai4 ... qi2 jian1 (Taiwan) = during

在﹍之間 zoi6 ...zi1 gaan1 zai4 zhi1 jian1 = between

在這期間 zoi6 ze2 kei4 gaan1 zai4 zhe4 qi1 jian1 (PRC), zai4 zhe4 qi2 jian1 (Taiwan) = during time; in this time 國

時間線 si4 gaan1*3 sin3 shi2 jian1 xian4 = timeline

時間軸 si4 gaan1*3 zuk6 shi2 jian1 zhou2 = timeline

測定時間 cak1 ding6 si4 gaan1*3 ce4 ding4 shi2 jian1 = to clock (lit., "evaluate the time")

辦公時間 baan6 gung1 si4 gaan1*3 ban4 gong1 shi2 jian1 = [n] office hours

閱讀時間 jyut6 duk6 si4 gaan1*3 yue4 du2 shi2 jian1 = viewing time

中間選民 zung1 gaan1 syun2 man4 zhong1 jian1 xuan3 min2 = swing voters (common formation)

太平間 taai3 ping4 gaan1 = a morgue

日光節約時間 jat6 gwong1 zit3 joek3 si4 gaan1*3 ri4 guang1 jie2 yue1 shi2 jian1 = daylight-saving time

挑撥離間 tiu1 but6 lei4 gaan3 = to sow discord; to incite one against the other; to play A off against B

時間機器 si4 gaan1*3 gei1 hei3 shi2 jian1 ji1 qi4 = time machine

宇宙空間 jyu5 zau6 hung1 gaan1 yu3 zhou4 kong1 jian1 = astrospace (common formation)

人間地獄 jan4 gaan1 dei6 juk6 ren2 jian1 di4 yu4 = hell on earth

停留時間 ting4 lau4 si4 gaan1*3 ting2 liu2 shi2 jian1 = retention period (in environmental protection)

網絡空間 mong5 lok3 hung1 gaan1 wang3 luo2 kong1 jian1 = cyberspace

間唔中 gaan1*3 m4 zung1 = occasionally but not often 粵

民間外交 man4 gaan1 ngoi6 gaau1 min2 jian1 wai4 jiao1 = people-to-people diplomacy (common formation)

民間資本 man4 gaan1 zi1 bun2 min2 jian1 zi1 ben3 = private capital (common formation)

生存空間 saang1 cyun4 hung1 gaan1 = room to survive

間歇 gaan3 hit3 jian4 xie1 = intermission; pause; intermittent

茶水間 caa4 seoi2 gaan1 = tea room

瞬間 seon3 gaan1*3 shun4 jian1 = instaneous; in a flash; momentary

民間故事 man4 gaan1 gu3 si6 min2 jian1 gu4 shi5 = [n] folk story; folktale (common formation)

民間藝術 man4 gaan1 ngai6 seot6 min2 jian1 yi4 shu4 = folk art (common formation)

民間音樂 man4 gaan1 jam1 ngok6 min2 jian1 yin1 le4 = folk music (common formation)

間諜活動 gaan3 dip6 wut6 dung6 jian4 die2 huo2 dong4 = [n] espionage (common formation)

繁忙時間 faan4 mong4 si4 gaan1*3 fan2 mang2 shi2 jian1 = rush hour

間行 gaan3 hong4*2 = interlace (間條)

消磨時間 siu1 mo4 si4 gaan1*3 xiao1 mo2 shi2 jian1 = kill time, pass the time

室內間格模型 sat1 noi6 gaan3 gaak3*2 mou4 jing4 = doll house (common formation)

小房間 siu2 fong4*2 gaan1 = cubicle (common formation)

彈性工作時間 daan6 sing3 gung1 zok3 si4 gaan1*3 = flexitime (common formation)

一時間 jat1 si4 gaan1 yi1 shi2 jian1 = at that instant 粵

突然間 dat6 jin4 gaan1 = suddenly

間線 gaan3 sin3 = underline

霎時間 saap3 si4 gaan1 sha4 shi2 jian1 = in a moment; in an instant

三度空間 saam1 dou6 hung1 gaan1 san1 du4 kong1 jian1 = three-D space; three-dimensional space

上班時間 soeng5 baan1 si4 gaan1*3 shang3 ban1 shi2 jian1 = workday

下班時間 haa6 baan1 si4 gaan1*3 xia4 ban1 shi2 jian1 = closing time

休息時間 jau1 sik1 si4 gaan1*3 xiu1 xi5 shi2 jian1 = break; time-out; half-time; breathing space; rest time

午餐時間 ng5 caan1 si4 gaan1*3 wu3 can1 shi2 jian1 = lunchtime

反間 faan2 gaan1*3 fan3 jian4 = to sow dissension; to drive a wedge between (one's enemies)

字裡行間 zi6 leoi5 hong4 gaan1 zi4 li3 hang2 jian1 = between the lines, by implication

拖延時間 to1 jin4 si4 gaan1*3 tuo1 yan2 shi2 jian1 = against the clock; against time

日照時間 jat6 ziu3 si4 gaan1*3 = duration of sunshine

世間 sai3 gaan1 shi4 jian1 = world; earth

間諜軟體 gaan3 dip6 jyun5 tai2 = spyware (common formation)

間諜軟件 gaan3 dip6 jyun5 gin6*2 = spyware (common formation)

防間諜軟體 fong4 gaan3 dip6 jyun5 tai2 = anti-spyware software (common formation)

反間諜軟體 faan2 gaan3 dip6 jyun5 tai2 = anti-spyware software

反間諜軟件 faan2 gaan3 dip6 jyun5 gin6*2 = anti-spyware software

上機時間 soeng5 gei1 si4 gaan1*3 = hands-on time (common formation)

下課時間 haa6 fo3 si4 gaan1*3 = break time (from class)

黑白相間 hak1 baak6 soeng1 gaan1*3 hei1 bai2 xiang1 jian4 = black and white

洗澡間 sai2 cou3 gaan1 xi3 zao3 jian1 = bathroom, restroom, shower room 國

人無生活計，枉食人間米 jan4 mou4 sang1 wut6 gai3, wong2 sik6 jan4 gaan1 mai5 ren2 wu2 sheng1 huo2 ji4, wang3 shi2 ren2 jian1 mi3 = if one doesn't have a plan or goal in one will just waste his life away for nothing 粵

下間 haa6 gaan1 xia4 jian1 = kitchen 粵

瞬息間 seon3 sik1 gaan1 shun4 xi1 [PRC] xi2 [TW] jian1 = a split second; in the twinkling of an eye

人世間 jan4 sai3 gaan1 ren2 shi4 jian1 = the human world; on earth; in this world

彈指之間 daan6 zi2 zi1 gaan1 tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1 = within an instant; within the blink of an eye; within a snap of one's fingers

晃眼間 fong2 ngaan5 gaan1 huang3 yan3 jian1 = in the twinkling of an eye; in an instant

合作無間 haap6 zok3 mou4 gaan3 he2 zuo4 wu2 jian4 = excellent collaboration; work together very well

捱時間 ngaai4 si4 gaan3 ai2 shi2 jian1 = dawdle; stall

預鬆時間 jyu6 sung1 si4 gaan3 yu4 song4 shi2 jian1 = leave a little extra time (to do sth.) 粵

私人空間 si1 jan4 hung1 gaan1 si1 ren2 kong1 jian1 = personal space

忽然間 fat1 jin4 gaan1 hu1 ran2 jian1 = suddenly; all the sudden

間斷 gaan3 dyun6 jian4 duan4 = discontinuous; intermitten

一時之間 jat1 si4 zi1 gaan1 yi1 shi2 zhi1 jian1 = at that very instant 粵

民間傳說 man4 gaan1 cyun4 syut3 min2 jian1 chuan2 shuo1 = folklore; popular legend

中間路線 zung1 gaan1 lou6 sin3 zhong1 jian1 lu4 xian4 = middle-of-the-road

有意無意之間 jau5 ji3 mou4 ji3 zi1 gaan1 = "between intentional and unintentional"

第一時間 dai6 jat1 si4 gaan1*3 di4 yi1 shi2 jian1 = immediately; right away

國際民間組織 gwok3 zai3 man4 gaan1 zou2 zik1 guo2 ji4 min2 jian1 zu3 zhi1 = international humanitarian organization

東部時間 dung1 bou6 si4 gaan1*3 dong1 bu4 shi2 jian1 = (U.S.) Eastern (standard) time (EST)

空間探測 hung1 gaan1 taam3 caak1 kong1 jian1 tan4 ce4 = space probe

企業間網路 kei5 jip6 gaan3 mong5 lou6 qi3 ye4 jian1 wang3 lu4 = extranet; company-external network

四維空間 sei3 wai4 hung1 gaan1 si4 wei2 kong1 jian1 = [math.] four dimensional space

正字法空間 zing3 zi6 faat3 hung1 gaan1 zheng4 zi4 fa3 kong1 jian1 = orthographic space

中間能量形式 zung1 gaan1 nang4 loeng6 jing4 sik1 zhong1 jian1 neng2 liang4 xing2 shi4 = [phys.] intermediate form of energy

組區間 zou2 keoi1 gaan3 zu3 qu1 jian1 = [math.] class interval

美東時間 mei5 dung1 si4 gaan1*3 mei3 dong1 shi2 jian1 = USA Eastern Standard Time

隨機時間 ceoi4 gei1 si4 gaan1*3 sui2 ji1 shi2 jian1 = random period of time; random interval

響應時間 hoeng2 jing3 si4 gaan1*3 xiang3 ying4 shi2 jian1 = response time

首次注視時間 sau2 ci3 zyu3 si6 si4 gaan1*3 shou3 ci4 zhu4 shi4 shi2 jian1 = first fixation duration

河間 ho4 gaan1 he2 jian1 = Hejian (city in Hebei)

人間天堂 jan4 gaan1 tin1 tong4 ren2 jian1 tian1 tang2 = heaven on Earth; nickname for the city Suzhou

名間鄉 ming4 gaan1 hoeng1 ming2 jian1 xiang1 = Mingchien (village in Taiwan)

民間監察世貿聯盟 man4 gaan1 gaam1 caat3 sai3 mau6 lyun4 mang4 = Hong Kong People's Alliance on WTO

心室間隔 sam1 sat1 gaan3 gaak3 = ventricular septum

中文房間 zung1 man4 fong4*2 gaan1 zhong1 wen2 fang2 jian1 = "Chinese Room (Experiment)", a counterclaim to artificial intelligence

無間道 mou4 gaan1*3 dou6 wu2 jian4 dao4 = Infernal Affairs (movie); an undercover cop

間接選舉 gaan3 zip3 syun2 geoi2 jian1 jie1 xuan3 ju3 = indirect election (common formation)

時間常數 si4 gaan1*3 soeng4 sou3 = a time constant (common formation)

時間延緩 si4 gaan1*3 jin4 wun6 = time dilation (common formation)

北京時間 bak1 ging1 si4 gaan1*3 bei3 jing1 shi2 jian1 = Chinese Standard Time (common formation)

格林威治時間 gaak3 lam4 wai1 zi6 si4 gaan1*3 ge2 lin2 wei1 zhi4 shi2 jian1 = Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), Universal Coordinated Time (UCT)

人間詞話 jan4 gaan1 ci4 waa6 ren2 jian1 ci2 hua4 = the essay "Poetic remarks in the human world" by 王國維

間皮瘤 gaan1 pei4 lau4 = mesothelioma

間皮 gaan1 pei4 jian1 pi2 = mesothelium

坊間 fong1 gaan1 fang1jian1 = in shops; in bookstores

開放空間恐懼症 hoi1 fong3 hung1 gaan1 hung2 geoi6 zing3 kai1 fang4 kong1 jian1 kong3 ju4 zheng4 = agorophobia (common formation)

改善空間 goi2 sin6 hung1 gaan1 gai3 shan4 kong1 jian1 = rooms for improvement

亭子間 ting4 zi2 gaan1 ting2 zi5 jian1 = a small, poorly lit back room over a kitchen

不食人間煙火 bat1 sik6 jan4 gaan1 jin1 fo2 bu4 shi2 ren2 jian1 yan1 huo3 = otherworldly; free of worldly cares

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嗰間餐廳啲嘢好好食㗎！粵
The food at that restaurant is excellent!

呢間大學好有名㗎！? 粵
This university is very famous!

呢度有一間警崗粵
There's a police box here.

呢間屋企有地毡粵
This house is carpeted.
[Lit. This [counter] house have carpet]

聖誕期間﹐電視有好多好戲睇! 粵
There are lots of good films on TV at Christmas!

聖誕期間，電視上播很多好看的電影國
There are lots of good films on TV at Christmas!

一日煮足三餐都幾嘥時間。粵
It is very time-consuming if the three meals of a day are all made by me.

我見到呢度有一間唔係好大嘅警崗粵
I can see a police box that's not very big here.
[Lit. I see-arrive here have one [counter] is-not very big [possessive particle] police box. You CANNOT say 唔大 or 唔好大 instead of 唔係好大, although it may sound like either one if a speaker is talking very quickly. 唔大 should be 細.]

廁所魔鏡，世間上邊個最靚？粵
Mirror mirror on the washroom wall, who's the fairest one of all?
[Lit. toilet magic-mirror, world on which-one most pretty?]

呢間房黑猛猛粵
This room is pitch black.

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