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瞬間

瞬間

See also: 瞬间

Chinese

		to wink	interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)
trad. (瞬間)		瞬	間
simp. (瞬间)		瞬	间

Adjective

瞬間

momentary

Adverb

瞬間

in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye

Noun

瞬間

moment; flash; instant

Derived terms

瞬間移動／瞬间移动 (shùnjiān yídòng)

See also

時刻／时刻 (shíkè)
時候／时候 (shíhòu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瞬	間
しゅん Grade: S	かん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

瞬間 ‎(hiragana しゅんかん, romaji shunkan)

instant (period of time), the moment that something happens

Derived terms

一瞬間: the blink of an eye, one moment

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shùnjiān

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seon³ gaan¹
Min Nan (POJ): sùn-kan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shùnjiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuennjian
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seon³ gaan¹
  - Yale: seun gāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soen³ gaan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵn³³ kɑːn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sùn-kan
  - Tâi-lô: sùn-kan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suonkafn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sun²¹⁻⁵³ kan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kan³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sun²¹⁻⁵³ kan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sun¹¹⁻⁵³ kan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sun²¹⁻⁴¹ kan⁴⁴/