幾時

See also: 几时

Chinese

		how much; how many; several how much; how many; several; a few; almost	o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
trad. (幾時)		幾	時
simp. (几时)		几	时

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jǐshí

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄕˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җисы (jisɨ, II-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gei² si⁴ / gei² si^4-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gei² si^3-4*
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kí-sṳ̀ / kit-sṳ̀

(Meixian, Guangdong): gi³ si² / gid⁵ si²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kī-sî
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵ci-zy₆ / ³ci-zy₂

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jǐshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄕˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jǐshíh
  - Wade–Giles: chi³-shih²
  - Yale: jǐ-shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiishyr
  - Palladius: цзиши (cziši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    幾十 / 几十
    幾時 / 几时
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җисы (jisɨ, II-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ sz̩²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei² si⁴ / gei² si^4-2
  - Yale: géi sìh / géi sí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei² si⁴ / gei² si^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi² xi⁴ / géi² xi^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³⁵ siː²¹/, /kei̯³⁵ siː²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gei² si^3-4*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei⁵⁵ si²²⁻²¹⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kí-sṳ̀ / kit-sṳ̀
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi^ˋ sii^ˇ / gid^ˋ sii^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi³ si² / gid⁵ si²
  - Sinological IPA: /ki³¹ sɨ¹¹/, /kit̚² sɨ¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kí-sṳ̀
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi^ˋ sii^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi³ si²
  - Sinological IPA: /ki³¹ sɨ¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: gi³ si² / gid⁵ si²
  - Sinological IPA: /ki³¹ sz̩¹¹/, /kit̚¹ sz̩¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kī-sî
  - Tâi-lô: kī-sî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kixsii
  - Sinological IPA (Penang): /ki²¹ si²³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵ci-zy₆
  - MiniDict: ci^去 zy^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ji-zr₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi³³ zz̩⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ³ci-zy₂
  - MiniDict: ci^上 zy^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵² zz̩¹¹/

Adverb

幾時

when; what time
你諗住幾時開始學車呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
你谂住几时开始学车呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ nam² zyu⁶ gei² si⁴ hoi¹ ci² hok⁶ ce¹ aa³? [Jyutping]
When do you plan to start learning driving?
- 1076, 蘇軾 [Su Shi], 水調歌頭:
  
  明月幾時有？把酒問青天。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  明月几时有？把酒问青天。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  Míngyuè jǐshí yǒu? Bǎjiǔ wèn qīngtiān. [Pinyin]
  When will the moon be clear and bright?
  With a cup of wine in my hand, I ask the clear sky.
- 1952, 唐龍, directed by 潘炳權, 契爺艷史 [Foster-Daddy's Romantic Affairs]‎^[1], spoken by 梁大寒 (梁醒波 [Leung Sing Poh]):
  
  全啊，阿紅實係幾時嚟㗎？ [Cantonese, trad.]
  全啊，阿红实系几时嚟㗎？ [Cantonese, simp.]
  cyun⁴ aa³, aa³ hung⁴ sat⁶ hai⁶ gei² si^4-2 lai⁴ gaa³? [Jyutping]
  Chuen, when is Hung coming actually?
always; in anytime
你幾時嚟都得。 [Cantonese, trad.]
你几时嚟都得。 [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ gei² si⁴ lai⁴ dou¹ dak¹. [Jyutping]
You can come anytime.

佢幾時都咁靚㗎啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢几时都咁靓㗎啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]
keoi⁵ gei² si⁴ dou¹ gam³ leng³ gaa³ laa¹. [Jyutping]
He is always that pretty.
how long (length of time)
- 楊林問道：「二位兄弟在此聚義幾時了？」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  杨林问道：「二位兄弟在此聚义几时了？」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14^th century CE
  Yáng Lín wèndào: “Èr wèi xiōngdì zài cǐ jùyì jǐshí le?” [Pinyin]
  "How long have you two been gathering here for the uprising, my brothers?" asked Yang Lin.

Usage notes

In the sense of "when", 幾時 is chiefly used in the southern varieties of Chinese, though its use in Standard Mandarin is also permissible albeit less common outside of Southeast Asia. See 什麼時候／什么时候 (shénme shíhou) for more.

Synonyms

(when):

Dialectal synonyms of 什麼時候 (“when”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		曷, 何時, 幾時
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		何時, 幾時, 什麼時候
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	多咱兒, 多會兒, 多咱, 多早, 多早晚兒, 多咱晚兒, 多晚兒, 幾兒, 幾兒個
	Taiwan	什麼時候
	Chifeng	啥時候, 多會兒, 多前兒
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	啥時候兒
	Harbin	什麼時候, 啥時候, 多會兒, 多咱, 多晚, 多晚兒
	Shenyang	什麼時候, 啥時候, 多會兒, 多咱
	Malaysia	幾時, 什麼時候
	Singapore	幾時, 什麼時候
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	多咱, 多晚兒
	Tangshan	啥時候, 多前兒
	Cangzhou	多咱兒
	Baoding	多會兒, 多怎
	Shijiazhuang	多會兒
	Jinan	多咱, 什麼時候, 麼時候
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	多亥兒, 多時晚兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	多咱, 多會兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	多咱晚兒, 啥時候兒
	Wanrong	多乎
	Wanrong (Ronghe)	幾當番
	Zhengzhou	啥時候兒, 多早兒
	Xi'an	什麼時候, 啥時候, 幾時
	Xining	多乎兒, 啥時候, 阿個時候, 阿會兒, 阿空兒, 多咱
	Xuzhou	早晚, 多咱, 多會兒, 啥時候, 什麼時候
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	啥時候兒, 幾時, 多會兒
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	啥時候, 幾時
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	幾時, 多會, 多會兒, 啥時候
	Lanzhou	什麼時節
	Ürümqi	啥時節, 啥時候, 多會兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	哪陣, 哪陣子, 啥子時候, 啥子時候兒, 啥時候兒, 哪個時候, 好久
	Wuhan	麼咱, 幾時, 幾咱, 幾麼咱, 哪咱, 哪麼咱, 什麼時候
	Guiyang	好久, 哪崗, 哪下, 哪陣, 哪樣時候
	Kunming	什麼時候, 多陣, 哪陣
	Guilin	什麼時候
	Liuzhou	幾時, 哪時, 什麼時候
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	什麼時候, 幾時, 多咱, 多咱子
	Yangzhou	什麼時候, 多晚子, 多晚
	Nantong	什麼時候, 多早晚
	Hefei	哄晌子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	幾時
	Hong Kong	幾時
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	幾時
	Macau	幾時, 乜嘢時候
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	幾時, 邊時
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	幾時
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	幾時
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	乜時候
	Foshan	幾時
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	乜嘢時候
	Foshan (Shunde)	幾時
	Foshan (Sanshui)	幾時
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	幾時
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	幾時
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	幾時
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	幾時
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	幾時
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	幾時
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	幾時
	Taishan	幾時
	Kaiping (Chikan)	幾時
	Enping (Niujiang)	幾時
	Heshan (Yayao)	幾時
	Dongguan	幾時, 乜嘢時候
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	幾時
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	幾時
	Singapore (Guangfu)	幾時
Gan	Nanchang	幾場中, 幾時間
	Lichuan	什仔時分
	Pingxiang	咋個時會, 咋個時仔, 幾時, 幾時仔
Hakka	Meixian	幾時, 麼個時候
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	一惹時候
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	幾時
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	幾時
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	耐幾時
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	麼個時候
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	幾時, 哪久, 哪下, 哪央時, 麼個央時, 麼個時節
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	幾時, 哪久, 哪下, 哪下仔, 哪時, 哪時節, 麼個時節
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	幾時, 哪久, 哪下, 哪當時, 哪量時, 麼個時節
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	幾時, 哪久, 哪下, 哪時, 哪央時, 麼個時節
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	幾時, 哪久, 哪下, 哪央時, 哪量時, 麼個央時, 麼個時節
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	幾時, 哪時, 麼個時, 麼個時務
	Senai (Huiyang)	幾時
	Kuching (Hepo)	幾時
Huizhou	Jixi	麼老時候, 何時, 哪一歇
	Shexian	麼唉時候, 哪扎
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	底物時候, 底物時間
	Xiuning	底物時候
	Yixian	什麼時候
	Wuyuan	底物時候
Jin	Taiyuan	什時候, 多會兒
	Xinzhou	什會兒, 多會兒, 哪會兒, 什麼時候, 什時候
	Linhe	什時候, 多咱會兒
	Jining	多會兒
	Hohhot	什時候
	Zhangjiakou	什麼時候, 多會兒
	Handan	啥時候
Northern Min	Jian'ou	孰時候, 孰麼時候
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	什乇辰候, 乜乇時間
Eastern Min	Matsu	什乇時候
Southern Min	Xiamen	底時
	Quanzhou	底時
	Jinjiang	底時
	Zhangzhou	底時
	Changhua (Yongjing)	當時
	Tainan	當時, 底時, 底當時
	Tainan (Anping)	當時
	Chiayi	當時
	Penghu (Xiyu)	當時
	Penang (Hokkien)	底時, 幾時
	Singapore (Hokkien)	底時, 𫢗時
	Manila (Hokkien)	底時
	Longyan	幾時, 幾當仔, 幾當時仔
	Shantou	乜時候, 𫢗時
	Shantou (Chenghai)	𫢗時, 底𫢗時
	Jieyang	底𫢗時, 𫢗時
	Haifeng	底時, 𫢗時
	Bangkok (Teochew)	底𫢗時
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	底𫢗時
	Singapore (Teochew)	𫢗時, 底時
	Leizhou	乜候
	Haikou	底時候, 乜時候, 底時, 底個時候, 乜物時候, 乜個時候, 個乜時候
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	幾時
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	幾時, 哪時
Waxiang	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	何幾時候, 什個時候
Wu	Shanghai	啥辰光
	Shanghai (Chongming)	何辰光, 幾場浪
	Suzhou	啥辰光
	Danyang	哪歇候, 哪娘收, 哪早晚, 點高時候
	Hangzhou	啥格辰光
	Ningbo	啥辰光, 咋辰光, 幾時
	Wenzhou	何時節, 幾恁界
	Jinhua	幾時, 淡時節, 哪樣時節, 哪樣節, 哪時節, 待時節, 哪孑, 哪孑時節
Xiang	Changsha	麼子時候
Xiang	Loudi	麼子時際, 麼子時界, 麼子時界唧