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一時半晌

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Mandarin · pinyin yī shí bàn shǎng

a short time
a little while

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
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
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period

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1–2–4–3 · yi1 shi2 ban4 shang3

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jat1 si4 bun3 hoeng2

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