粵

一jat1陣zan6間gaan3

simp一阵间
jat1 zan6 gaan3jat1 zan6 gaan1jat1 zan2 gaan1jat1 zing6 gaan1yī zhèn jiān

English

  1. (adverb) in a while; a short while; one moment
  2. after a while, soon later

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 過咗一段短時間，時間長度用以用分鐘計算

Examples

  • 如果你行路唔帶眼，一陣間你就會跌落水㗎喇。

    If you don't watch out, you'll soon fall in the water.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 一陣間就開始

    start after a while

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

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