半邊天 [－边－]

Jyutping bun3 bin1 tin1
Pinyin bàn biān tiān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. half the sky
  2. women of the new society
  3. womenfolk
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literally
    half the sky
    (syn.) 半爿天
    • 婦女能頂半邊天
      妇女能顶半边天
      fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān
      women hold up half the sky
  2. noun, figuratively
    vast area
  3. noun, figuratively
    women (of the new society); womenfolk
    (syn.) 妇女, 婦女
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #70
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶个歌星喺红透半边天嘅时候引退。
    嗰個歌星喺紅透半邊天嘅時候引退。
    go2 go3 go1 sing1 hai2 hung4 tau3 bun3 bin1 tin1 ge3 si4 hau6 jan5 teoi3.
    • That singer left the music industry at the prime of her career.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    妇女能顶半边天
    婦女能頂半邊天
    fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān
    • women hold up half the sky