半輩

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	contemporaries; generation; lifetime
trad. (半輩)		半	輩
simp. (半辈)		半	辈

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): buan³ buê³

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• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: buan³ buê³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: puàⁿ puè
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pue²¹³/

Noun

半輩

1. (Teochew) half a lifetime

Synonyms

• 半世 (bànshì)
• 半世人 (bun³ sai³ jan⁴) (Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien)
• 半世代人 (Hokkien)
• 半生 (bànshēng)
• 半輩子／半辈子 (bànbèizi)