半空 [－－]

Jyutping bun3 hung1
Pinyin bàn kōng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. midair
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、形容詞
    喺​天空​入面
    midair; in the sky
    • 北韓啲火箭整得好差，未上到大氣層，喺半空就已經突然爆炸。
      北韩啲火箭整得好差，未上到大气层，喺半空就已经突然爆炸。
      bak1 hong4 di1 fo2 zin3 zing2 dak1 hou2 caa1, mei6 soeng5 dou3 daai6 hei3 cang4, hai2 bun3 hung1 zau6 ji5 ging1 dak6 jin4 baau3 zaa3.
      The rockets from North Korea are clearly in low quality. It explodes in the sky even before it reaches the atmosphere.
  2. 名詞、形容詞
    有​一半​係​空​嘅​。
    half empty
    • 頭先佢倒瀉水，所以依家呢個樽係半空嘅。
      头先佢倒泻水，所以依家呢个樽系半空嘅。
      tau4 sin1 keoi5 dou2 se2 seoi2, so2 ji5 ji1 gaa1 nei1 go3 zeon1 hai6 bun3 hung1 ge3.
      He has spilled some water so now the bottle is half empty.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    mid-air
    (syn.) 空中
    • 假如我是一朵雪花，
      翩翩的在半空裏瀟灑，
      我一定認清我的方向——
      假如我是一朵雪花，
      翩翩的在半空里潇洒，
      我一定认清我的方向——
      jiǎ rú wǒ shì yī duǒ xuě huā ， ｐｉāｎｐｉāｎ de zài bàn kōng lǐ xiāo sǎ ， ｗǒ yī dìng rèn qīng wǒ de fāng xiàng —
      Suppose that I am a snowflake,
      fluttering mid-air unconstrained;
      I would definitely know where I am going.
  2. adj
    half-empty
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    其实佢真系啱啱喺半空用牙捉住咗只雀。
    其實佢真係啱啱喺半空用牙捉住咗隻雀。
    kei4 sat6 keoi5 zan1 hai6 ngaam1 ngaam1 hai2 bun3 hung1 jung6 ngaa4 zuk1 zyu6 zo2 zek3 zoek3 。
    • As a matter of fact, he did just catch that bird in midair with his teeth.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    北韩啲火箭整得好差，未上到大气层，喺半空就已经突然爆炸。
    北韓啲火箭整得好差，未上到大氣層，喺半空就已經突然爆炸。
    bak1 hong4 di1 fo2 zin3 zing2 dak1 hou2 caa1, mei6 soeng5 dou3 daai6 hei3 cang4, hai2 bun3 hung1 zau6 ji5 ging1 dak6 jin4 baau3 zaa3.
    • The rockets from North Korea are clearly in low quality. It explodes in the sky even before it reaches the atmosphere.
  2. Cantonese
    头先佢倒泻水，所以依家呢个樽系半空嘅。
    頭先佢倒瀉水，所以依家呢個樽係半空嘅。
    tau4 sin1 keoi5 dou2 se2 seoi2, so2 ji5 ji1 gaa1 nei1 go3 zeon1 hai6 bun3 hung1 ge3.
    • He has spilled some water so now the bottle is half empty.
  3. Cantonese
    树叶喺半空飞舞。
    樹葉喺半空飛舞。
    syu6 jip6 hai2 bun3 zung1 fei1 mou5.
    • The leaves are dancing in the air.
  4. Cantonese
    角球开得好靓，高飞曲坠，龙门谂住出迎点知个波喺半空弯向龙门，好彩后卫封好近柱，避过一劫。
    角球開得好靚，高飛曲墜，龍門諗住出迎點知個波喺半空彎向龍門，好彩後衞封好近柱，避過一劫。
    • Well done this corner kick with a nice side spin, the curving path cheated the goal keeper to rush out and try catching it, fortunately a defender was guarding the near post, or there would been a score already.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    假如我是一朵雪花，翩翩的在半空里潇洒，我一定认清我的方向——
    假如我是一朵雪花，翩翩的在半空裏瀟灑，我一定認清我的方向——
    jiǎ rú wǒ shì yī duǒ xuě huā ， ｐｉāｎｐｉāｎ de zài bàn kōng lǐ xiāo sǎ ， ｗǒ yī dìng rèn qīng wǒ de fāng xiàng —
    • Suppose that I am a snowflake,
      fluttering mid-air unconstrained;
      I would definitely know where I am going.