老半天 in English lao3 ban4 tian1 Meaning

Meanings

• (informally) a long time

Pinyin

lao3 ban4 tian1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

老lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 半ban4half 天tian1day