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一時半會

简 一时半会 · 繁 一時半會
Mandarin · pinyin yī shí bàn huì

Meanings

  1. a short time
  2. a little while
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Characters in this entry

一
yī · one; a, an; alone
時
shí · time, season; era, age, period
半
bàn · half
會
huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
时
shí · time, season; era, age, period
会
huì · assemble, meet together; meeting
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1–2–4–4 · yi1 shi2 ban4 hui4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 si4 bun3 wui6

Cantonese word readings for 一時半會. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jat1 si4 bun3 wui6

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noun

  1. (colloquial, usually in negative sentences) a short while; brief period of time

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