半年六月bàn nián liù yuè

for months
❍ 而且有些字， 也至今并不简单， 例如 “鸞” 或“鑿”， 去叫孩子写，非练习～，是很难写在半寸见方的格子里面的。(《鲁迅选集》 Ⅳ—84) Besides,some characters have still not been simplified. When you ask children to write words like鸞(phoenix) or鑿 (chisel), they have to practise for months before they can fit such. char acters into a half-inch square in their copy-books.