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半晌

Mandarin · pinyin bàn shǎng

half of the day
a long time
quite a while

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半: bàn · half
晌: shǎng · noon, midday; moment; unit land measurement equal to seven mou (see 畝), or the area that can be sown in one day

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4–3 · ban4 shang3

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noun

(Mainland China, regional) half a day
(Mainland China) a long time; quite a while
a short period of time

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