粵

半bun3途tou4

bun3 tou4bàn tú

English

  1. halfway
  2. midway
  3. Refers to 半路 .

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係半路。

Examples

  • 冇乜嘢衰得過半途而廢。

    Leaving something unfinished is the worst thing you can do.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 不要半途而廢。

    Once you have begun to do something, never give up.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你做事不能半途而废。

    You shouldn't do things by halves.

    Tatoeba · serendipity42 CC BY

  • 半途而废是你所能做的最糟糕的事情。

    Leaving something unfinished is the worst thing you can do.

    Tatoeba · mtdot CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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