粵

片pin3刻hak1

pin3 hak1pin3 haak1piàn kè

English

  1. short period of time
  2. a moment
  3. moment; short while

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一陣、一段短時間

Examples

  • 在房間外面等待片刻。

    Wait for a moment outside the room.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 她在那地方待了片刻。

    She stayed in that area for a short while.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 犹豫了片刻之后,他把书放在了桌子上。

    After some hesitation, he laid the book on the desk.

    Tatoeba · peipei CC BY

  • 稍後片刻。

    Please wait for a moment.

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

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