俄頃

See also: 俄顷

Chinese

		suddenly; very soon; Russian	100 mu; a short while ago; a 'ching' (unit of area) 100 mu; a short while ago; a 'ching' (unit of area); approx. (with dates); a short while
trad. (俄頃)		俄	頃
simp. (俄顷)		俄	顷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): éqǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngo⁴ king²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: éqǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: écǐng
    • Wade–Giles: o²-chʻing³
    • Yale: é-chǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: erchiing
    • Palladius: эцин (ecin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngo⁴ king²
    • Yale: ngòh kíng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngo⁴ king²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngo⁴ king²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔː²¹ kʰɪŋ³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: nga khjwiengX

Rime
Character	俄	頃
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	清 (122)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	五何切	去潁切
Baxter	nga	khjwiengX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋɑ/	/kʰwiᴇŋX/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋɑ/	/kʰʷiɛŋX/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋɑ/	/kʰiuæŋX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋa/	/kʰwiajŋX/
Li Rong	/ŋɑ/	/kʰiuɛŋX/
Wang Li	/ŋɑ/	/kʰĭwɛŋX/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋɑ/	/kʰi̯wɛŋX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	é	qiǒng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngo4	hing2

Adverb

俄頃

1. (literary) in a moment; presently

   • 俄頃風定雲墨色，秋天漠漠向昏黑。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     俄顷风定云墨色，秋天漠漠向昏黑。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Du Fu (712–770), 《茅屋為秋風所破歌》, translated by Xu Yuanchong

     Éqǐng fēng dìng yún mòsè, qiūtiān mòmò xiàng hūnhēi. [Pinyin]

     Shortly the gale subsides and clouds turn dark as ink, the autumn skies are shrouded and in darkness sink.