忽然間 (fat1 jin4 gaan1 | hu1 ran2 jian1) : suddenly; all the sudden

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忽然間

fat1 jin4 gaan1

hu1 ran2 jian1

suddenly; all the sudden

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

忽然間 / 忽然间

This word has been viewed 2133 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 20th Feb 2014 01:38

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忽 fat1 - suddenly; neglect
然 jin4 - yes, correct; nevertheless
間 gaan1 gaan3 - interval of time or space

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四月尾忽然間落場大雪，真係「未食五月粽，寒衣唔入籠」！粵
It suddenly snowed during the end of April. "Until it's time to eat Dragon Boat Festival's dumplings, don't put away your warm clothes," as they say!
[未食五月粽寒衣唔入籠 is a Cantonese saying. There are variations used by Mandarin and other dialects.]

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