半生

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
simp. and trad. (半生)		半	生

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bànshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bun³ sang¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pan-sâng
Min Nan (POJ): poàn-seng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bànshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bannsheng
  - IPA ^(key): /pa̠n⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun³ sang¹
  - Yale: bun sāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun³ sang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bun³ seng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /puːn³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pan-sâng
  - Hakka Romanization System: ban sang´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ban⁴ sang¹
  - IPA: /pan⁵⁵ saŋ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poàn-seng
  - Tâi-lô: puàn-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poarnsefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /puan²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /puan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /puan²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /puan¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /puan²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

半生

half a lifetime

Synonyms

半輩子／半辈子 (bànbèizi)
(Min Nan) 半世人, 半世代人

See also

大半生 (dàbànshēng)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bànshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bun³ saang¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pan-sâng
Min Nan (POJ): pòaⁿ-chhiⁿ / pòaⁿ-chheⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bànshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˋ ㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bannsheng
  - IPA ^(key): /pa̠n⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun³ saang¹
  - Yale: bun sāang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun³ saang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bun³ sang¹
  - IPA ^(key): /puːn³³ saːŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pan-sâng
  - Hakka Romanization System: ban sang´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ban⁴ sang¹
  - IPA: /pan⁵⁵ saŋ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòaⁿ-chhiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: puànn-tshinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pvoarchvy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /puã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /puã¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰĩ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡ɕʰĩ³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòaⁿ-chheⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: puànn-tshenn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pvoarzhvef
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /puã²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /puã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

Adjective

半生

half-cooked

Derived terms

半生不熟 (bànshēngbùshú)

半生半熟

Japanese

Kanji in this term
半	生
はん Grade: 2	せい Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

半生 (hiragana はんせい, rōmaji hansei)

half a lifetime

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