分分鐘

See also: 分分钟

Chinese

		to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)	to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)	clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell
trad. (分分鐘)		分	分	鐘
simp. (分分钟)		分	分	钟
Literally: “every minute”.

Etymology

AAB-type reduplication of 分鐘／分钟 (fēnzhōng, “minute”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fēnfēnzhōng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄣㄈㄣㄓㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fan¹ fan¹ zung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fēnfēnzhōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄣㄈㄣㄓㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fenfenjhong
  - Wade–Giles: fên¹-fên¹-chung¹
  - Yale: fēn-fēn-jūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenfenjong
  - Palladius: фэньфэньчжун (fɛnʹfɛnʹčžun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fən⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fan¹ fan¹ zung¹
  - Yale: fān fān jūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fan¹ fan¹ dzung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fen¹ fen¹ zung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐn⁵⁵ fɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Adverb

分分鐘 (chiefly Cantonese)

always; constantly; at all times
- 1980, George Lam (lyrics and music), “《分分鐘需要你》”:
  
  我與你永共聚，分分鐘需要你，你似是陽光空氣。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  我与你永共聚，分分钟需要你，你似是阳光空气。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  ngo⁵ jyu⁵ nei⁵ wing⁵ gung⁶ zeoi⁶, fan¹ fan¹ zung¹ seoi¹ jiu³ nei⁵, nei⁵ ci⁵ si⁶ joeng⁴ gwong¹ hung¹ hei³. [Jyutping]
  I'll always be with you, I need you at all times, you're like sunshine and air.
at any time; probably
你再唔戒煙，分分鐘冇命。 [Cantonese, trad.]
你再唔戒烟，分分钟冇命。 [Cantonese, simp.]
nei⁵ zoi³ m⁴ gaai³ jin¹, fan¹ fan¹ zung¹ mou⁵ meng⁶. [Jyutping]
You'll lose your life if you don't quit smoking.

部手機咁平，分分鐘係 A貨。 [Cantonese, trad.]
部手机咁平，分分钟系 A货。 [Cantonese, simp.]
bou⁶ sau² gei¹ gam³ peng⁴, fan¹ fan¹ zung¹ hai⁶ ei¹ fo³. [Jyutping]
This phone is so cheap that it's probably counterfeit.

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