| 片 | 1205A35 91.22 | 部居  | 畫數 4 | ㄆㄧㄢˋ [pian4] | ||
| N. adjunct. | Descriptive of things on a stretch, such as clouds, light, pervasive atmosphere: 一片好話 a stretch of sincere talk; 一片彩雲，月亮 a stretch of colored clouds, moonlight; 一片時間，時光 a stretch of time; 一片好意，喜氣，淒涼 an atmosphere of goodwill, hilarity, solitude, loneliness. | |||||
| N. | (1) Card, slice: oft. 片兒 [piaher0], a slice: 切成一片一片兒 cut into slices; 卡片 card; 片目 card catalogue; 名片 name card, also 片子; 明信片 postcard; 雞片，肉片，魚片 chicken, pork, fish served in slices; 雪片 snowflakes; 花片 flower petals; 藥片 tablet of medicine. (2) Film: 膠片，底片 photographic film; 相片 photograph; 影片 movie; 片名 name of movie; 片商 movie distributor; 片頭 the first part of movie, giving name of producer, etc., see 片子 [pian4zi0]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | Small in amount, small, thin: 片時 a short moment; 少留片刻 please remain for a little while; 片言折獄，解紛 settle a case, dispute, with just a few words; 片言九鼎 (LL) a word from you carries great weight; 片紙隻字 just a short note, a scrap; 殺得片甲不留 completely destroy enemy, “not a piece of armor intact”; 片善 just a little good side (of character). | |||||
| Words | 1. 片段 [pian4duan4], n., incomplete section (taken out of context), or part. 2. 片刻 [pian4ke4], n., a short moment. 3. 片兒湯 [pian4er0tang1], n., soup of flat noodles. 4. 片面 [pian4mian4], adj., one-sided (talk). 5. 片時 [pian4shi2], n., a short moment. 6. 片子 [pian4zi0], n., movie film. | |||||