老半天
lǎo​bàn​tiān

a long time

  • created sense approved 老半天 · lǎo​bàn​tiān · a long time — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老半天

    lǎo​bàn​tiān

    a long time

    (colloquial) a long time; quite a while; ages. Often used to emphasize that the speaker feels a duration of time has been especially long.

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · very 半天 (literal) → 半天 · bàn​tiān · a long time

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