開間 [开间]

Jyutping hoi1 gaan1
Pinyin kāi jiān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. alcove
  2. bay in a room
  3. unit of length used for rooms, approx. 3.3 meters
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我唔想阿Tom离开间屋。
    我唔想阿Tom離開間屋。
    ngo5 m4 soeng2 aa3 Ｔ o m lei4 hoi1 gaan1 uk1 。
    • I didn't want Tom to leave the house.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    屋企停电的话，我要用手摸索离开间房嘅路。
    屋企停電的話，我要用手摸索離開間房嘅路。
    uk1 kei2 ting4 din6 ge3 waa6, ngo5 jiu3 jung6 sau2 mo2 sok3 lei4 hoi1 gaan1 fong2 ge3 lou6.
    • If the flat's power went out, I would need to feel my way out of the room.
  2. Cantonese
    呢啲小生意，开间细公司，打单泡喺屋企做都得啦。
    呢啲小生意，開間細公司，打單泡喺屋企做都得啦。
    ni1 di1 siu2 saang1 ji3, hoi1 gaan1 sai3 gung1 si1, daa2 daan1 paau1 hai2 uk1 kei2 zou6 dou1 dak1 laa1.
    • Why not just start a small company for such small business and work from home alone?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    开间烧腊舖
    開間燒臘舖
    hoi1 gaan1 siu1 laap6 pou2
    • to open a roasted meats shop