三更半夜

Chinese

		third watch; midnight	midnight; late at night; deep of the night midnight; late at night; deep of the night; the middle of the night
simp. and trad. (三更半夜)		三更	半夜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sāngēngbànyè

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄍㄥㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ gaang¹ bun³ je⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sāngēngbànyè
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄍㄥㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sangengbannyeh
  - IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ gaang¹ bun³ je⁶
  - Yale: sāam gāang bun yeh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ gaang¹ bun³ je⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ gang¹ bun³ yé⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /säːm⁵⁵ käːŋ⁵⁵ puːn³³ jɛː²²/

In some areas of China, a common alternative pronunciation is "sānjīngbànyè".

Adverb

三更半夜

in the middle of the night; late at night

Synonyms

半夜三更 (bànyèsāngēng)
深更半夜 (shēngēngbànyè)
(Hakka) 星光半夜
(Min Nan) 三更半暝

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