MOMENT  剎那

POINT of TIME OR INTENSELY SHORT TIME.
LITTLE WHILESHORT TIMEBITMINUTEINSTANTSECONDSPLIT SECONDINFORMAL SEC
Hypernym
  • TIMEABSTRACT OBJECT that all EVENTS ARE-IN.
See also
  • QUICKBe INTENSE in MOVING OR CHANGING CAUSING the PERIOD of this MOVEMENT OR CHANGE to be INTENSELY SHORT.
    • SUDDENLYQUICKLY AND in a way NOT EXPECTED.
      • BLINKLOOK so as to SHUT AND OPEN one's EYES, OFTEN INVOLUNTARILY.
        • OPPORTUNITYSITUATION APPROPRIATE FOR ACHIEVING something.
          Hyponym
          • THEREUPON　At the MOMENT WHEN something OTHER has HAPPENED.NB: THEN is taken as a logical conditional relation, whereas THEREUPON is temporal. The distinction needs much more attention.
          • NOW　MOMENT BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE.
            • ALREADY　NOW AND NOT ONLY LATER IN-RELATION-TO. 
          • TIMELY　At the APPROPRIATE OR CORRECT MOMENT.
            • LIMIT　MOMENT OR PLACE which DEFINES what is INSIDE AND what is OUTSIDE something.
              • BOUNDARY　LIMIT which DIVIDES something into the INSIDE and OUTSIDE....
              • END　LATE LIMIT of a PERIOD OR REACH the LATE LIMIT of a PERIOD....
              • BORDER　LIMIT of a TERRITORY
              • DELIMIT　CAUSE TO HAVE LIMITS.
            Old Chinese Criteria
            1. The current general word for a very short time is xū yú 須臾.

            2. Qǐng 頃 refers to a short while, a certain reasonably short amount of time, always longer than xū yú 須臾 "a moment".

            NB: Shùn 瞚／瞬 is post-Han.

            3. Shí 時 "time" is commonly used to refer to a moment in time.

            Modern Chinese Criteria
            一眨眼

            一轉眼

            一瞥眼

            一晃

            一剎那

            剎那

            霎時

            一霎

            一瞬

            轉瞬

            瞬間

            倏地

            倏忽

            奄忽

            倏

            瞬

            一息

            瞬息

            轉眼

            轉手

            轉臉

            一下

            旋踵

            不旋踵

            隔了一會兒

            俯仰之間

            彈指之間

            一瞥之間

            轉眼之間

            電光石火

            first rough draft to identify synonym group members for future analysis, based on CL. 18.11.2003. CH

            • Vocabulaire européen des philosophies. Dictionnaire des intraduisibles ( CASSIN 2004) p. 597

            • Vocabulaire européen des philosophies. Dictionnaire des intraduisibles ( CASSIN 2004) p. 813

            • 論衡同義詞研究 ( LUNHENG TONGYI 2004) p. 21

            • 古辭辨 Gu ci bian ( WANG FENGYANG 1993) p. 13

            • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 319

            • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.338.301

              MOMENT.INSTANT

            Words

            時  shí OC: ɡljɯ MC: dʑɨ 27 AttributionsWD

            Shí 時 "time" is commonly used to refer to a moment in time.

              Syntactic words
            • nab.post-V{NUM}moment
            • nabappropriateright moment, right point in time, proper time, Greek: kairos
            • nabhistoricalhistorical point in time, historical stageCH
            • nabphysicalmoment, a point in timeLZ
            • nabtime of daytime of day[a two hour period during the day]
            • nadNof the time
            • nadS1.postS2at that time
            • nadV.postN{SUBJ}at that time
            • npost-S1.adS2at the time of S
            • vi0+Vit is the time to V
            須臾  xū yú OC: so lo MC: si̯o ji̯o 22 AttributionsWD

            The current general word for a very short time is xū yú 須臾.

              Syntactic words
            • nadNshort-lived, lasting only a moment
            • NPa short moment
            • NPadVfor a very short time, for as much as a moment; occasionally used nominally: a moment of life; after a very short time, in no time
            • NPadVonlyonly for a moment
            • NPpostadVin a moment, momentarily (this is a rare instance of an adverb being postposed to the verb it modifies)
            • VPibe short-lasting, be momentary, be short-lived
            頃  qǐng OC: khʷleŋʔ MC: khiɛŋ 11 AttributionsWD

            Qǐng 頃 refers to a short while, a certain reasonably short amount of time, always longer than xū yú 須臾"a moment".

              Syntactic words
            • na short while
            • nadSafter a short while
            • nadVtimefor a short time, for a moment
            • npost-Nthe time defined by N
            • npost-S1.adS2at the time of S
            • npostadVfor a moment, for a certain time
            斯須  sī xū OC: sqe so MC: siɛ si̯o 10 AttributionsWD
              Syntactic words
            • NPab.adNof a moment
            • NPabtimemoment
            • NPadVfor a short while; for as much as one moment
            • NPpostadVfor a moment
            • npro.adNabmomentary
            頃之  qǐng zhī OC: khʷleŋʔ kljɯ MC: khiɛŋ tɕɨ 10 AttributionsWD
              Syntactic words
            • NPa short while
            • NPadSafter a short while
            方  fāng MC: pjang OC: paŋCH 5 AttributionsWD
              Syntactic words
            • nadVat that moment> justCH
            少頃  shǎo qǐng MC: syewX khjwiengX OC: hmljewʔ khʷleŋʔLZ 4 AttributionsWD
              Syntactic words
            • VPadNbrief, instantaneousLZ
            • VPadVfor a whileLZ
            少  shǎo OC: hmljewʔ MC: ɕiɛu 3 AttributionsWD
              Syntactic words
            • v-P.adVshortfor a short whileTW
            • v[adN.]adVfor a short moment
            迴  huí OC: ɢuul MC: ɦuo̝i 2 AttributionsWD
              Syntactic words
            • v-p.adVat one pointCH
            • vadVat one moment (and at another...)
            須  xū OC: so MC: si̯o 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • nabtimemoment of time
            一時  yī shí OC: qliɡ ɡljɯ MC: ʔit dʑɨ 1 AttributionWD
            • 唐五代語言詞典 Táng Wǔdài yǔyán cídiǎn A Dictionary of the Language of the Tang and Five Dynasties Periods ( JIANG/CAO 1997) p. 410

              glossed as 同時，一齊; examples in BIANWEN

              Syntactic words
            • NPadSat a certain time; once upon a time
            倉猝  cāng cù OC: skhaaŋ skhuud MC: tshɑŋ tshuot 1 AttributionWD

              Word relations
            • Synon: 須臾/MOMENT The current general word for a very short time is xū yú 須臾.

              Syntactic words
            • VPadNmarkedhurried; momentary
            少時  shǎo shí OC: hmljewʔ ɡljɯ MC: ɕiɛu dʑɨ 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • NPadVin a short time
            有頃  yǒu qǐng OC: ɢʷɯʔ khʷleŋʔ MC: ɦɨu khiɛŋ 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • NP[adN]short while
            頃時  qǐng shí OC: khʷleŋʔ ɡljɯ MC: khiɛŋ dʑɨ 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • NPadVwithin a short time
            頃間  qǐng jiān OC: khʷleŋʔ kreen MC: khiɛŋ kɣɛn 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • NPadVfor a short while
            剎那間  chà nà jiān OC: tshraad naals kreen MC: ʈʂhɣat nɑ kɣɛn 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • NPpostadSin a moment; in no time
            斯須之頃  sī xū zhī qǐng OC: sqe so kljɯ khʷleŋʔ MC: siɛ si̯o tɕɨ khiɛŋ 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • NPab.adStimeafter a while; a moment later
            須臾之間  xū yú zhī jiān OC: so lo kljɯ kreen MC: si̯o ji̯o tɕɨ kɣɛn 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • NPadSall of a sudden in one moment
            須臾之頃  xū yú zhī qǐng OC: so lo kljɯ khʷleŋʔ MC: si̯o ji̯o tɕɨ khiɛŋ 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • NPadV.postN{SUBJ}in the course of a moment
            暫  zàn OC: dzaams MC: dzɑm 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • n-Vfor a brief time [see n-V.adS
            • n-V.adSfor a brief moment 暫來 蹔來
            一瞬  yī yí，yì shùn MC: 'jit sywinH  OC: qliɡ qjuns CH 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • NPa single momentCH
            一旦一夕  yī yí，yì dàn yī yí，yì xī xì，yì MC: 'jit tanH 'jit zjek OC: qliɡ taans qliɡ sɢlaɡCH 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • NPadNof a short moment, very short termCH
            隨手  suí shǒu MC: zjwe syuwX OC: sɢlol hmljuʔCH 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • VPadNmomentary and spontaneousCH
            應聲  yìng shēng MC: 'ingH syeng OC: -- qjeŋDS 1 AttributionWD
              Syntactic words
            • VPadSin a moment; on the spotDS
            瞬  shùn OC: qhljuns MC: ɕʷin
            瞬  shùn OC: qjuns MC: ɕʷin 0 AttributionsWD

            Shùn 瞚／瞬 for moment is post-Han.

              Syntactic words
            瞬  shùn OC: qjuns MC: ɕʷin 0 AttributionsWD

            Shùn 瞚／瞬 for moment is post-Han.

              Syntactic words
            • vadVpost-Han: within the blinking of an eye> within a split second
            霎  shà OC: sqreeb MC: ʂɣɛp 0 AttributionsWD
              Syntactic words
            • vadVfor a brief moment
            剎那  chà nà OC: tshraad naals MC: ʈʂhɣat nɑ 0 AttributionsWD
              Syntactic words
            • NPabbuddhista moment; an instance
              Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 AttributionsWD
              Syntactic words
            • nadVat a certain moment> justCH

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