大半天

Chinese

		more than half; the greater part; very likely more than half; the greater part; very likely; most probably	day; sky; heaven
simp. and trad. (大半天)		大半	天

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàbàntiān

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ bun³ tin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dàbàntiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahbanntian
  - IPA ^(key): /ta̠⁵¹⁻⁵³ pa̠n⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ bun³ tin¹
  - Yale: daaih bun tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ bun³ tin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ bun³ tin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑːi̯²² puːn³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Noun

大半天

most of the day; most of the daytime in a day
(figuratively) a long time; quite a while

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