半日

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Chinese

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half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
simp. and trad.
(半日)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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半日

  1. half a day
  2. (figurative, hyperbolic) a long time; quite a while; a while; forever
    半日搞掂 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    gaau2 zo2 bun3 jat6 dou1 mei6 gaau2 dim6 aa4? [Jyutping]
    You've been doing this the whole day, and you're still not done?

Synonyms

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  • (half a day): 半天 (bàntiān); (regional) 半晌 (bànshǎng); (Northern Min, Hokkien) 半工; (Hokkien) 半晡 (pòaⁿ-po͘)
  • (a long time): 半天 (bàntiān)

Derived terms

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