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): ㄓㄐㄧㄢ

(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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhījiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄐㄧㄢ
  - 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/

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/
Bernhard 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

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?
(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