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間

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: goin3
POJ: kòiⁿ
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: gain3
POJ: kàiⁿ
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to separate; to keep apart, gap; interval, intermittently
間

2 candidate readings from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. Split into two sense-specific entries: this one covers the tone-3 gap/separate sense, which the dossier attests only with readings goin3/gain3, distinct from the tone-1 room/between/classifier sense (goin1/gain1/gang1).

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