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Jyutping bun3 sang1
Pinyin bàn shēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. half a lifetime
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    half a lifetime
    (syn.) 半世代人, 半辈子, 半辈, 半輩, 半輩子, 半世人, 半世
  2. adj
    half-cooked
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他大半生都住在国外。
    他大半生都住在國外。
    tā dà bàn shēng dōu zhù zài guó wài 。
    • He lived abroad for much of his life.
  2. Mandarin
    她是半死半生。
    她是半死半生。
    tā shì bàn sǐ bàn shēng 。
    • She was only half alive.
    • He almost died.
    • She is half-living, half-dead.
  3. Mandarin
    人的后半生就是由他前半生养成的习惯所构成的,其他什么都没有。
    人的後半生就是由他前半生養成的習慣所構成的,其他什麼都沒有。
    rén de hòu bàn shēng jiù shì yóu tā qián bàn shēng yǎng chéng de xí guàn suǒ gòu chéng de , qí tā shén me dōu méi yǒu 。
    • The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢位一代宗师漂泊半生,最终长眠香港。
    呢位一代宗師漂泊半生,最終長眠香港。
    • This famous master has been wandering for half of his life, and finally laid to rest in Hong Kong.
  2. Cantonese
    半生熟
    半生熟
    bun3 saang1 suk6
    • medium(-cooked)
  3. Cantonese
    请问你想啲牛肉全生、半生熟定全熟?
    請問你想啲牛肉全生、半生熟定全熟?
    cing2 man6 nei5 soeng2 di1 ngau4 juk6 cyun4 saang1, bun3 saang1 suk6 ding6 cyun4 suk6?
    • Would you like your steak rare, medium, or well-done?
  4. Cantonese
    块扒要半生熟
    塊扒要半生熟
    faai3 paa2 jiu3 bun3 saang1 suk6
    • I want my steak medium.
  5. Cantonese
    半生熟蛋
    半生熟蛋
    bun3 saang1 suk6 daan2
    • half-boiled egg
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    前半生操劳,后半生享福。
    前半生操勞,後半生享福。
    qián bàn shēng cāo láo , hòu bàn shēng xiǎng fú .
    • Work hard in the first half of your life and enjoy yourself in the second half.
  2. Mandarin
    管不住下半身,影响到下半生
    管不住下半身,影響到下半生
    guǎn bù zhù xià bàn shēn , yǐng xiǎng dào xià bàn shēng
    • unable to control the lower half of one's body (i.e. the genitals), thus ruining the rest of one's life