一……半……

Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
simp. and trad.
(一……半……) 		一 … … 半 … …

Pronunciation

Phrase

一……半……

  1. (Cantonese) very few; just one or two
    一次半次啫 [Cantonese]  ―  jat1 ci3 bun3 ci3 ze1 [Jyutping]  ―  a few times only
    一餐半餐食貴少少都冇乜所謂啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    一餐半餐食贵少少都冇乜所谓啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    jat1 caan1 bun3 caan1 sik6 gwai3 siu2 siu2 dou1 mou5 mat1 so2 wai6 laa1. [Jyutping]
    For just a few meals, it's not that big of a deal to have something a little more expensive.

Usage notes

This construction involves the same classifier after 一 (jat1) and after 半 (bun3).

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