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): ㄑㄧ ㄐㄧㄢ, 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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qījiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄐㄧㄢ
    • 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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      edit edit 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

1. 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

Noun

期(き)間(かん) • (kikan) 

1. duration, period

Related terms

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