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頭半天

简头半天 · 繁頭半天

Mandarin · pinyin tóu bàn tiān

morning
first half of the day

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
半: bàn · half
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–4–1 · tou2 ban4 tian1

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tau4 bun3 tin1

Cantonese word readings for 頭半天. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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