头半天
头半天
tóu bàn tiān
morning; first half of the day
Traditional: 頭半天
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Definitions
- morning
- first half of the day
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Related Words
一大早(yī dà zǎo)— at dawn
→前半天(qián bàn tiān)— morning
→前半晌(qián bàn shǎng)— morning
→断袖之癖(duàn xiù zhī pǐ)— lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
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