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): ㄈㄣ ㄈㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fan¹ fan¹ zung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fēnfēnzhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄣ ㄈㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • 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)

1. 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.

2. 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.