霎時間

Chinese

		split second; jiffy	interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)
trad. (霎時間)		霎時	間
simp. (霎时间)		霎时	间

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàshíjiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saap³ si⁴ gaan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàshíjiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàshíhjian
    • Wade–Giles: sha⁴-shih²-chien¹
    • Yale: shà-shŕ-jyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shahshyrjian
    • Palladius: шашицзянь (šašiczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saap³ si⁴ gaan¹
    • Yale: saap sìh gāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saap⁸ si⁴ gaan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sab³ xi⁴ gan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːp̚³ siː²¹ kaːn⁵⁵/

Noun

霎時間

1. (in) a moment; (in) an instant

   • 包租婆！點解霎時間會冇水呢？ [Cantonese, trad.]
     包租婆！点解霎时间会冇水呢？ [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2004, Stephen Chow, Kung Fu Hustle

     baau¹ zou¹ po^4-2! dim² gaai² saap³ si⁴ gaan¹ wui⁵ mou⁵ seoi² ne¹? [Jyutping]

     Landlady! Why is there suddenly no water supply?