半當中

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	among; in the middle; in the centre
trad. (半當中)		半	當中
simp. (半当中)		半	当中

Pronunciation

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵poe-taon-tson

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• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵poe-taon-tson
    • MiniDict: poe^去 taon tson
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²poe-taan-tson
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pø³³ tɑ̃⁵⁵ t͡soŋ²¹/

Preposition

半當中

1. (Shanghainese) halfway through

   • 我吃飯吃到半當中，撥伊叫走了。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     我吃饭吃到半当中，拨伊叫走了。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 9

     ⁶ngu ⁷chiq ⁶ve ⁷chiq-tau ⁵poe-taon-tson ⁷peq ⁶yi ⁵ciau-tseu-leq [Wugniu]

     I was told to go by him halfway through my meal.

   • 路走到半當中，就坐下來休息了。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     路走到半当中，就坐下来休息了。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 9

     ⁶lu ⁵tseu-tau ⁵poe-taon-tson ⁶zhieu ⁶zu-gho-le ¹shieu-shiq-leq [Wugniu]

     Halfway through walking through the road, [we] sat down and took a rest.