半日 [－－]

Jyutping bun3 jat6
Pinyin bàn rì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. half a day
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一日​嘅​一半
    half a day
    • 偷得浮生半日閒
      偷得浮生半日闲
      tau1 dak1 fau4 sang1 bun3 jat6 haan4
      to snatch a little leisure from a changing life
  2. 名詞
    引申​指​一日​之中​嘅​長​時​間
    figuratively, long period within a day
    • 等咗半日都仲未輪到我。
      等咗半日都仲未轮到我。
      dang2 zo2 bun3 jat6 dou1 zung6 mei6 leon4 dou3 ngo5.
      I've waited for so long, but still not my turn.
    • 琦琦唔見咗佢心愛嘅毛公仔，喊咗成半日。
      琦琦唔见咗佢心爱嘅毛公仔，喊咗成半日。
      kei4 kei4 m4 gin3 zo2 keoi5 sam1 oi3 ge3 mou4 gung1 zai2, haam3 zo2 seng4 bun3 jat6.
      Kei-kei's doll was lost and she cried for a long time.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    half a day
    (syn.) 半昼, 半晌, 半工, 半晡, 半晝, 半天
  2. noun, excessive, figuratively
    a long time; quite a while; a while; forever
    (syn.) 半天
    • 搞咗半日都未搞掂啊？
      搞咗半日都未搞掂啊？
      gaau2 zo2 bun3 jat6 dou1 mei6 gaau2 dim6 aa4?
      You've been doing this the whole day, and you're still not done?
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    个冰箱好似坏咗，半日都制唔到冰，啲雪糕又融晒。
    個冰箱好似壞咗，半日都制唔到冰，啲雪糕又融晒。
    go3 bing1 soeng1 hou2 ci5 waai6 zo2, bun3 jat6 dou1 zai3 m4 dou2 bing1, di1 syut3 gou1 jau6 jung4 saai3
    • The freezer seems to be out of order; it fails to make ice over half the day, and the ice cream has all melted too.
  2. Cantonese
    你上司咁好相与，请半日假应该冇问题嘅。
    你上司咁好相與，請半日假應該冇問題嘅。
    nei5 soeng6 si1 gam3 hou2 soeng1 jyu5, ceng2 bun3 jat6 gaa3 jing1 goi1 mou5 man6 tai4 ge3.
    • Since your boss is easy-going, I think it's not a problem for you to take a half-day leave.
  3. Cantonese
    扭屎忽花扭咗大半日，份project郁都无郁过，点做野呀你？
    扭屎忽花扭咗大半日，份project郁都無郁過，點做野呀你？
    nau2 si2 fat1 faa1 nau2 zo2 daai6 bun3 jat6, fan6 po1 zek4 juk1 dou1 mou5 juk1 gwo3, dim2 zou6 je5 aa3 nei5
    • You've been shifting responsibilities for the whole day, and no progress has been made. What's up with you?
  4. Cantonese
    呢个客我落足嘴头㗎，讲足半日先至肯落叠。
    呢個客我落足嘴頭㗎，講足半日先至肯落疊。
    • I've paid full effort to persuade this customer. Finally he agreed the deal after half day of talking.
  5. Cantonese
    听日就系deadline喇。啲嘢未做晒，你就话请半日假听音乐会，你知唔知你噉做好不负责任啊？
    聽日就係deadline喇。啲嘢未做晒，你就話請半日假聽音樂會，你知唔知你噉做好不負責任啊？
    ting1 jat6 zau6 hai6 det1 laai1 laa3. di1 je5 mei6 zou6 saai3, nei5 zau6 waa6 ceng2 bun3 jat6 gaa3 teng1 jam1 ngok6 wui2, nei5 zi1 m4 zi1 nei5 gam2 zou6 hou2 bat1 fu6 zaak3 jam6 aa3?
    • Tomorrow is the deadline. The stuff has not been finished yet, but you are about to take half-day leave for going to a concert. Do you know you are irresponsible?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    我舞咗半日都舞唔掂部面包机。
    我舞咗半日都舞唔掂部面包机。
    ngo5 mou2 zo2 bun3 jat6 dou1 mou2 m4 dim6 bou6 min6 baau1 gei1.
    • I've worked on this for half a day, but I still haven't figured out how this bread machine works.
  2. Mandarin
    甚几曾素闲了半日。有几多说不尽人不会的偏僻。风流。是非。造次不容易。
    甚幾曾素閒了半日。有幾多説不盡人不會的偏僻。風流。是非。造次不容易。
    shèn jǐ céng sù xián le bàn rì ． yǒu jǐ duō shuō bù jìn rén bù huì de piān pì ． fēng liú ． shì fēi ． zào cì bù róng yì ．
    • X
  3. Cantonese
    搞咗半日都未搞掂啊？
    搞咗半日都未搞掂啊？
    gaau2 zo2 bun3 jat6 dou1 mei6 gaau2 dim6 aa4?
    • You've been doing this the whole day, and you're still not done?