around late morning; approaching noon
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around late morning; approaching noon
dialectA dialectal term primarily used in Northern China (especially Northeast and Hebei) to refer to the period from about 10:00 a.m. to just before noon. Often used with the diminutive suffix '儿' (bàng shǎngr).
Bàng傍
shǎng晌
r儿
le了
，
zán咱
men们
xiē歇
huì会
r儿
zài再
gàn干
ba吧
。
It's getting close to noon, let's take a break before working again.
Tā他
bàng傍
shǎng晌
cái才
dào到
huǒ火
chē车
zhàn站
。
He didn't arrive at the train station until late morning.
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Bàng傍
shǎng晌
de的
tiān天
r儿
shì是
zuì最
rè热
de的
。
The weather is hottest around late morning.
Mā妈
，
wǒ我
bàng傍
shǎng晌
r儿
huí回
lái来
chī吃
fàn饭
。
Mom, I'll come back to eat around noon.
Bàng傍
shǎng晌
shí时
fèn分
de的
jí集
shì市
zuì最
rè热
nao闹
。
The market is busiest in the late morning.