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其間

其間

See also: 其间

Chinese

		his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)
trad. (其間)		其	間
simp. (其间)		其	间

Adverb

其間

between them; between which; among them; among which
the meantime; the meanwhile
in the interim

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qíjiān

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ gaan¹
Min Nan (POJ): kî-kan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: qíjiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyijian
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    其間／其间
    期間／期间
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ gaan¹
  - Yale: kèih gāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ gaan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ kɑːn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-kan
  - Tâi-lô: kî-kan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ki'kafn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴⁻²² kan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki²⁴⁻²² kan³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki¹³⁻²² kan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ kan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²³⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/