半刻
Chinese
half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half | quarter (hour); (a measure word); to carve quarter (hour); (a measure word); to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive | ||
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simp. and trad. (半刻) | 半 | 刻 |
Pronunciation
Noun
半刻
- (historical) half ke (刻, hundredth of a day); 7.2 minutes
- a short time; a little while