haa6 bun3 zau3下半晝下半昼
Jyutpinghaa6 bun3 zau3
Yalehah bun jau
Definition
Afternoon; the latter half of the day.
colloquialtime
How it's used
Refers specifically to the time after midday, functioning as a direct equivalent to afternoon. While standard, it is more commonly heard in spoken Cantonese than the more formal 下午. It is often used to distinguish the latter part of the day from the morning, which is referred to as 上半晝.
Examples
Do you have time this afternoon?
I have to work this afternoon, I'm not free.
Related words
Common phrases
the whole afternoon
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
