期間

See also: 期间

Chinese

	a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope	interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)
trad. (期間)	期	間
simp. (期间)	期	间
anagram	間期／间期

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qījiān, qíjiān

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄐㄧㄢ, ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): kei⁴ gaan¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): kei³ gan¹ / kei³ gan^1*
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khì-kiên / khì-kiân
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kî-kan

(Teochew, Peng'im): ki⁵ gang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qījiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄐㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cijian
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-chien¹
  - Yale: chī-jyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chijian
  - Palladius: цицзянь (ciczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qíjiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cíjian
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²-chien¹
  - Yale: chí-jyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyijian
  - Palladius: цицзянь (ciczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    其間 / 其间
    期間 / 期间
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ gaan¹
  - Yale: kèih gāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ gaan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ gan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ kaːn⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    其間 / 其间
    期間 / 期间
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: kei³ gan¹ / kei³ gan^1*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei²² kan³³/, /kʰei²² kan³³⁻³³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì-kiên
  - Hakka Romanization System: ki^ˇ gien^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ki² gian¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹ ki̯en²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì-kiân
  - Hakka Romanization System: ki^ˇ gian^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ki² gian¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹ ki̯an²⁴/
Southern Min
- (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/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ki⁵ gang¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khî kang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kaŋ³³/

Noun

期間

period; time; duration
試用期間／试用期间 ― shìyòng qījiān ― probationary period

施工期間，恕不開放。 [MSC, trad.]
施工期间，恕不开放。 [MSC, simp.]
Shīgōng qījiān, shù bù kāifàng. [Pinyin]
Construction in progress — temporarily closed.

患病期間禁止行房。 [MSC, trad.]
患病期间禁止行房。 [MSC, simp.]
Huànbìng qījiān jìnzhǐ xíngfáng. [Pinyin]
Refrain from intercourse during recovery.

疫情期間，機票賣出白菜價。 [MSC, trad.]
疫情期间，机票卖出白菜价。 [MSC, simp.]
Yìqíng qījiān, jīpiào mài chū báicàijià. [Pinyin]
Airline tickets sell at very low prices during the epidemic.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
期	間
き Grade: 3	かん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きかん [kíꜜkàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
(Tokyo) きかん [kìkáꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [2]) non-lexical pitch that some speakers employ to reconcile coinciding devoicing and accenting
IPA^(key): [kʲi̥kã̠ɴ]

Noun

期(き)間(かん) • (kikan)

duration, period

Derived terms

期(き)間(かん)工(こう) (kikankō)
抗告(こうこく)期(き)間(かん) (kōkoku kikan)
在(ざい)留(りゅう)期(き)間(かん) (zairyū kikan)
時(じ)効(こう)期(き)間(かん) (jikō kikan)
狩(しゅ)猟(りょう)期(き)間(かん) (shuryō kikan)
試(し)用(よう)期(き)間(かん) (shiyō kikan)
賞(しょう)味(み)期(き)間(かん) (shōmi kikan)
上(じょう)訴(そ)期(き)間(かん) (jōso kikan)
除(じょ)斥(せき)期(き)間(かん) (joseki kikan)
潜伏(せんぷく)期(き)間(かん) (senpuku kikan)
待婚(たいこん)期(き)間(かん) (taikon kikan)
短(たん)期(き)間(かん) (tankikan)
沈黙(ちんもく)期(き)間(かん) (chinmoku kikan)
通用(つうよう)期(き)間(かん) (tsūyō kikan)
法定(ほうてい)期(き)間(かん) (hōtei kikan)
猶(ゆう)予(よ)期(き)間(かん) (yūyo kikan)
冷(れい)却(きゃく)期(き)間(かん) (reikyaku kikan)
恩(ん)恵(けい)期(き)間(かん) (nkei kikan)

Related terms

日数(にっすう) (nissū): days (of duration)
時(じ)間(かん) (jikan): time