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Jyutping jan1 gaan1
Pinyin yīn jiān

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    「​一陣間​」​嘅​縮​略​,​「​因​」​係​「​一​」​(​jat1​)​同​「​陣​」​(​zan6​)​嘅​合音
    after a while; the contraction of 一陣間jat1 zan6 gaan1 based on 因, the phonetic combination of 一 and 陣
    • 因間佢先去。
      因间佢先去。
      jan1 gaan1 keoi5 sin1 heoi3.
      He'll go after a while.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我入去试身室先,因间出返嚟。
    我入去試身室先,因間出返嚟。
    ngo5 jap6 heoi3 si3 san1 sat1 sin1, jan1 gaan1 ceot1 faan1 lai4.
    • I'll go into the fitting room and come out after a while.
  2. Cantonese
    因间佢先去。
    因間佢先去。
    jan1 gaan1 keoi5 sin1 heoi3.
    • He'll go after a while.