粵

陣zan6間gaan3

simp阵间
zan6 gaan3zan6 gaan1zing6 gaan1zhèn jiān

English

  1. in a while (spoken)
  2. after a short while (like 15 minutes or 1 hour); later
  3. used to suggest a hypothetical outcome

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一段短時間(幾個字、一個鐘)之後
  2. 用嚟提出一個假設嘅結果

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

  • 陣間話會落雨喎,記得帶定把遮啊。

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 陣間電視播世界盃決賽呀!

    The World Cup Final will be shown on TV after a short while! ----

  • 人哋啲嘢你都係唔好理咁多,陣間佢以為我哋有咩企圖呀。

    You should step away from others' business in case they mistake us for being up to something later.

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

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