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half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half |
work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour |
simp. and trad.
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Pronunciation
Noun
半工
- (Mainland China Hokkien) half day work
- (Northern Min, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) half a day
- (Northern Min, figuratively) a long time; quite a while; a while; forever
Synonyms
- (half a day): 半天 (bàntiān), 半日 (bànrì); (regional) 半晌 (bànshǎng); (Cantonese) 半晝／半昼; (Hokkien) 半晡 (pòaⁿ-po͘)