半中而剸

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	slash
trad. (半中而剸)		半	中	而	剸
simp. (半中而𰄞)		半	中	而	𰄞
alternative forms		半中而長／半中而长

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pòaⁿ-tiong-lî-tn̂g

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Jinjiang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòaⁿ-tiong-lî-tn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: puànn-tiong-lî-tn̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvoardiongli'dngg
    • IPA (Xiamen): /puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² li²⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiɔŋ³³ li²⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴/

Noun

半中而剸

1. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Jinjiang Hokkien) halfway; midway; on the way
2. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Jinjiang Hokkien) the middle (of doing something)

Synonyms

• 半路 (bànlù)
• (Hokkien) 半剸／半𰄞, 半中剸／半中𰄞
• (halfway): 中途 (zhōngtú), 半道 (bàndào)