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

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

(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 po⁴! dim² gaai² saap³ si⁴ gaan¹ wui⁵ mou⁵ seoi² ne¹? [Jyutping]
  Landlady! Why is there suddenly no water supply?