之間

See also: 之间

Chinese

		's; him/her/it; this	interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)
trad. (之間)		之	間
simp. (之间)		之	间

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): zhījiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zi¹ jian¹

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ gaan¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂-kiên / chṳ̂-kiân

  (Meixian, Guangdong): zi¹ gian¹

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chi-kan

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ze¹ gang¹

• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹tsy-ci₁ / ¹tsyu-cie₁

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhījiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihjian
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-chien¹
    • Yale: jr̄-jyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyjian
    • Palladius: чжицзянь (čžiczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: zi¹ jian¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zgian
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ gaan¹
    • Yale: jī gāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ gaan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ gan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ kaːn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂-kiên
    • Hakka Romanization System: zii^ˊ gien^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zi¹ gian¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯en²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂-kiân
    • Hakka Romanization System: zii^ˊ gian^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zi¹ gian¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯an²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: zi¹ gian¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sz̩⁴⁴ kian⁴⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-kan
    • Tâi-lô: tsi-kan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ci'kafn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si³³ kan³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ze¹ gang¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsṳ kang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ kaŋ³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹tsy-ci₁
    • MiniDict: tsy^平 ci^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tsr-ji₁
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ¹tsyu-cie₁
    • MiniDict: tsyu^平 cie^平
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡sz̩ʷ⁴⁴ t͡ɕɪ/

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• Middle Chinese: tsyi kean

Rime
Character	之	間
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	章 (23)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	之 (19)	山 (73)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	止而切	古閑切
Baxter	tsyi	kean
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕɨ/	/kˠɛn/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕɨ/	/kᵚæn/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕie/	/kæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cɨ/	/kəɨn/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiə/	/kɛn/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭə/	/kæn/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi/	/kăn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhī	jiān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zi1	gaan1

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*tə  kˤre[n]/

  (Zhengzhang): /*tjɯ  kreːn/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	之	間
Reading #	2/2	1/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zhī	jiān
Middle Chinese	‹ tsyi ›	‹ kɛn ›
Old Chinese	/*tə/	/*kˁre[n]/
English	(3p object pronoun; attributive particle)	interval
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	之	間
Reading #	1/1	1/2
No.	17188	6226
Phonetic component	之	閒
Rime group	之	元
Rime subdivision	0	2
Corresponding MC rime	之	閒
Old Chinese	/*tjɯ/	/*kreːn/
Notes		原作閒同說文

Postposition

之間

1. between

   夫妻之間／夫妻之间  ―  fūqī zhījiān  ―  between a married couple

   尼泊爾位於中國和印度之間。 [MSC, trad.]
   尼泊尔位于中国和印度之间。 [MSC, simp.]

   Níbó'ěr wèiyú Zhōngguó hé Yìndù zhījiān. [Pinyin]

   Nepal is situated between China and India.

   元旦和春節之間／元旦和春节之间  ―  yuándàn hé chūnjié zhījiān  ―  between New Year's Day and Spring Festival

   世俗和宗教之間的關係 [MSC, trad.]
   世俗和宗教之间的关系 [MSC, simp.]

   shìsú hé zōngjiào zhījiān de guānxì [Pinyin]

   the relationship between the secular and the sacred

   這兩個之間到底有什麼樣的區別？ [MSC, trad.]
   这两个之间到底有什么样的区别？ [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè liǎng ge zhījiān dàodǐ yǒu shénmeyàng de qūbié? [Pinyin]

   What is the difference between these two?

2. (used after some verbs or adverbs to indicate that time is brief)

   忽然之間／忽然之间  ―  hūrán zhījiān  ―  in a sudden

   轉眼之間／转眼之间  ―  zhuǎnyǎn zhījiān  ―  in a flash

Derived terms

• 一念之間／一念之间 (yīniànzhījiān)
• 一時之間／一时之间
• 伯仲之間／伯仲之间
• 俯仰之間／俯仰之间 (fǔyǎngzhījiān)
• 十畝之間／十亩之间
• 在不夷不惠之間／在不夷不惠之间
• 季孟之間／季孟之间
• 彈指之間／弹指之间
• 方寸之間／方寸之间
• 漏刻之間／漏刻之间
• 瞬息之間／瞬息之间
• 矢石之間／矢石之间
• 立談之間／立谈之间
• 終食之間／终食之间
• 翻手之間／翻手之间 (fān shǒu zhī jiān)
• 轉眼之間／转眼之间