「間」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: gaan1
Part of Speech: quantifier
Explanation:
measure word for a portion of or an entire building
(Cant.) 一jat1間gaan1房fong2
(Eng.) a room
(Cant.) 一jat1間gaan1舖pou3
(Eng.) a shop
(Cant.) 一jat1間gaan1珠zyu1寶bou2店dim3
(Eng.) a jewellery shop
(Cant.) 一jat1間gaan1屋uk1
(Eng.) a house
(Cant.) 兩loeng5間gaan1學hok6校haau6
(Eng.) two schools
(Cant.) 三saam1間gaan1醫ji1院jyun2
(Eng.) three hospitals
(Cant.) 我ngo5去heoi3開hoi1呢ni1間gaan1圖tou4書syu1館gun2。
(Eng.) I am used to going to this library.
(Cant.) 華waa4人jan4廟miu6宇jyu5委wai2員jyun4會wui2直zik6轄hat6廟miu6宇jyu5總zung2共gung6有jau5二ji6十sap6四sei3間gaan1。
(Eng.) The Chinese Temples Committee directly administers 24 temples.
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「間」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: gaan3
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to draw (a line) with a ruler
    (Cant.) 間gaan3條tiu4線sin3
    (Eng.) to draw a line

  • to subdivide (a room, an area, etc)
    (Cant.) 間gaan3做zou6書syu1房fong2
    (Eng.) to subdivide (a room) to create a study room

See also: 劏舖 份
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「間」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: gaan3
Part of Speech: quantifier
Labels: Jargon
Explanation:
used to count the number of bays (the unit of distance between two pillars or walls) of traditional Chinese-style architectures (regarding their width, from a lateral view)
(Cant.) 明ming4間gaan3
(Eng.) central bay
(Cant.) 左zo2右jau6次ci3間gaan3
(Eng.) left and right recessed bays; bays on the left and right sides of the central bay
(Cant.) 兩loeng5進zeon3三saam1間gaan3
(Eng.) two halls and three bays
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「間」

Entry #4
Pronunciation: gaan3
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
stripe (measure word: 條)
(Cant.) 呢ni1件gin6衫saam1有jau5三saam1條tiu4間gaan3。
(Eng.) There are three stripes on this clothes.
See also: 斑紋 紋 間條
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