半夜把

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	night	handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of
simp. and trad. (半夜把)		半	夜	把

Pronunciation

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵poe-ya-po

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• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵poe-ya-po
    • MiniDict: poe^去 ya po
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²poe-hhia-po
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pø³³ ɦia⁵⁵ po²¹/

Noun

半夜把

1. (Shanghainese) around midnight

   • 伊一跳舞就跳到半夜把再回來。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     伊一跳舞就跳到半夜把再回来。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 13

     ⁶yi ⁷iq ⁵thiau-wu ⁶zhieu ⁵thiau ⁵tau ⁵poe-ya-po ¹tse ⁶we-le [Wugniu]

     Once he goes dancing he only comes back at around midnight.