無半項

Chinese

		not have	half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	item; thing
trad. (無半項)		無	半	項
simp. (无半项)		无	半	项

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bô-pòaⁿ-hāng / bô-pòaⁿ-hǎng

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-pòaⁿ-hāng
  - Tâi-lô: bô-puànn-hāng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boi'pvoarhang
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɤ²³⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ haŋ³³/
  - IPA (Singapore): /bo²⁴⁻²¹ puã²¹⁻⁴² haŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ haŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-pòaⁿ-hǎng
  - Tâi-lô: bô-puànn-hǎng
  - IPA (Philippines): /bo²⁴⁻²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ haŋ³³/

Verb

無⫽半項 (verb-object)

(Hokkien) to have nothing

Adjective

無半項

(Hokkien) good-for-nothing; useless; worthless

Synonyms

一無所有／一无所有 (yīwúsuǒyǒu), 一無是處／一无是处 (yīwúshìchù)
(Hokkien) 無半絲／无半丝, 攏無／拢无

See also

毋知半項／毋知半项

References

“無半項”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.