半 (bun3) — partly; about half in Cantonese
bun˗₃半Mandarin Pinyin: ban4
Meaning of 半
nounpartly; about half
nounvery little
nounin the middle
nounhalf
noun(adjective) middle
Example Sentences with 半
佢枕住健身個肌肉都係咁鬆婄,只得半粒老鼠仔咋
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.
出咗半斤力，想話攞返足八両。
After giving half a catty of effort, all I'm asking for is to get back eight taels.
baaˉ¹巴siˊ²士zoiˍ₆在bun˗₃半louˍ₆路soengˍ₆上paauˉ¹拋naauˎ₄錨
The bus broke down on the way.
baaˉ¹巴siˊ²士haiˊ²喺bun˗₃半louˍ₆路paauˉ¹拋maau錨
The bus broke down on the way.
neiˏ₅你tungˎ₄同neiˏ₅你ge˗₃嘅lingˍ₆另jatˉ¹一bun˗₃半jauˏ₅有geiˊ²幾gaap˗₃夾？
How compatible are you and your partner?
Words Containing 半
半打bun3 daa1
Half a dozen - six of something, one dozen (一打) being twelve things.
半年bun3 nin4
half a year, six months
話不投機半句多waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 bun3 geoi3 do1
(saying) 酒逢知己千杯少，話不投機/半句多
半斤八両bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng2
six of one and half of a dozen of the other; Hobson's choice; Tweedledum and Tweedledee. | Lit. "Half a Catty or Eight Taels", which is the same amount (in old China, 1 catty = 16 taels = 600+g; in today's People's Republic, 1 catty = 500g = 10 taels). | Note: Some publications make a distinction betw. 両 (tael) and 兩 (two). Some publications don't.
半鹹淡bun3 haam4 taam5
low quality, bad (lit., "half salty and tasteless") in describing language mastery
半場bun3 coeng4
halftime; half-time
半晝bun3 zau3
half day
半截裙bun3 zit6 kwan4
half-slip (underclothing)
半島bun3 dou2
peninsula - a strip of land surrounded mostly by water, but is still connected by dry land to the mainland
下半旗haa6 bun3 kei4
to fly the flag at half mast; flying the flag at half-staff
半吊子bun3 diu3 zi2
dabbler; smatterer; tactless and impulsive person | [粵]: 半桶水
大半天daai6 bun3 tin1
most of the day, the greater part of a day
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