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:
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    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

Noun

期(き)間(かん) • (kikan)

duration, period

Related terms

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