粵

時si4間gaan3

simp时间
si4 gaan3si4 gaan1shí jiān

English

  1. (concept of) time
  2. time (dimension)
  3. (duration of) time
  4. time (quantity)
  5. (point in) time

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 過去、現在、未來所流轉嘅維度
  2. 時刻嘅長短(量詞:個/段)

Examples

  • 時間唔等人。

    Time never waits for us.

  • 唔好嘥時間。

    Don't waste time.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 唔好浪費時間。

    Don't waste time.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 我冇時間去等。

    I have no time to wait.

    Tatoeba · FishlandicFishy CC BY

  • 俾幾分鐘時間我。

    I need a few minutes.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我哋唔夠時間喇。

    We're short on time.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 讀大學好嘥時間。

    College is a waste of time.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 冇人可以戰勝時間,返老還童。

    Before time, we are all losers, unable to return to our very young age when we grow up. ----

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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