半世

半世

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
simp. and trad. (半世)		半	世

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (Teochew, Peng'im): buan³ si³

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• Min Nan
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: buan³ si³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: puàⁿ sì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ si²¹³/

Noun

半世

1. (Teochew) half a lifetime

Synonyms

• 半生 (bànshēng)
• 半輩子／半辈子 (bànbèizi)
• (Cantonese, Hakka, Min Nan) 半世人
• (Hokkien) 半世代人
• (Teochew) 半輩／半辈