late morning; near noon (dialect)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
late morning; the time approaching noon
dialectUsed in northern Chinese dialects to refer to the period just before noon, typically between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Xiǎo小
shǎng晌
wu午
de的
shí时
hòu候
，
tài太
yáng阳
yǐ已
jīng经
shēng升
de得
hěn很
gāo高
le了
。
By late morning, the sun had already risen high.
Míng明
tiān天
xiǎo小
shǎng晌
wu午
nǐ你
lái来
wǒ我
jiā家
chī吃
fàn饭
ba吧
。
Come to my house for lunch around late morning tomorrow.
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Gàn干
dào到
xiǎo小
shǎng晌
wu午
，
huó活
r儿
cái才
gàn干
le了
yī一
bàn半
。
We worked until late morning, but only finished half the job.