noon; midday
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noon; midday
literaryOriginally a literary term (书), also commonly used in northern dialects to refer to the middle of the day, typically from 11 AM to 1 PM.
Shǎng晌
wu午
shí时
fēn分
，
tài太
yáng阳
huǒ火
là辣
là辣
de地
zhào照
zhe着
dà大
dì地
。
At noon, the sun blazed down upon the earth.
Dào到
le了
shǎng晌
wu午
，
tā他
cái才
cóng从
tián田
lǐ里
huí回
lái来
chī吃
wǔ午
fàn饭
。
He didn't return from the fields for lunch until noon.
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Dà大
shǎng晌
wu午
de的
，
nǐ你
bù不
zài在
jiā家
xiū休
xi息
，
pǎo跑
nǎ哪
r儿
qù去
le了
？
In the middle of the day, instead of resting at home, where did you run off to?