bun3 coeng4半場半场

Jyutpingbun3 coeng4

Yalebun chèuhng

名詞Common

Definition

Halftime of a sports match, or one half of a playing court.

halftime; the midpoint of a sports match
half of a playing court or field

colloquialsports

How it's used

Refers specifically to the interval between two halves of a match or the first half itself. It is frequently used in sports commentary to describe the state of the game at the midpoint. Beyond sports, it can metaphorically describe any activity that has reached its halfway point.

Examples

soeng6上bun3半coeng4場tek3踢dak1得hou2好caa1差，hei1希mong6望haa6下bun3半coeng4場zeoi1追dak1得faan1返。

We played poorly in the first half, I hope we can catch up in the second.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知bun3半coeng4場jau1休sik1息jau5有gei2幾noi6耐aa4呀？

Do you know how long the halftime break is?

Common phrases

bun3半coeng4場jau1休sik1息

halftime break

bun3半coeng4場ling5領sin1先

leading at halftime

Common mistake

Avoid using this to mean the physical half of a court, as that is more commonly referred to as 半個場. In a sports context, it almost exclusively refers to the time period rather than the space.