抽時間
Chinese
| to draw out; to smoke (cigarettes); to pump | time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (抽時間) | 抽 | 時間 | |
| simp. (抽时间) | 抽 | 时间 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chōu shíjiān
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄡ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chou shíhjian
- Wade–Giles: chʻou1 shih2-chien1
- Yale: chōu shŕ-jyān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chou shyrjian
- Palladius: чоу шицзянь (čou šiczjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cau1 si4 gaan3 / cau1 si4 gaan1
- Yale: chāu sìh gaan / chāu sìh gāan
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsau1 si4 gaan3 / tsau1 si4 gaan1
- Guangdong Romanization: ceo1 xi4 gan3 / ceo1 xi4 gan1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ siː²¹ kaːn³³/, /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ siː²¹ kaːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
抽時間
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 抽空 (“to find time; to take time”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 抽空, 抽暇, 抽閒 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 抽空兒, 抓空兒 |
| Taiwan | 抽空 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 抽時間 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 抽空 |
| Lichuan | 抽空 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 抽間 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 抽間 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 抽間 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 抽間 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 抽間 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 掏空 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 撥工, 閬工 |
| Quanzhou | 撥工, 閬工 | |
| Zhangzhou | 撥工 | |
| Tainan | 撥工, 閬工 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 落空 |
| Danyang | 抽空, 候空 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 抽空子, 抽空 |