不夜

Chinese

		not; no	night
simp. and trad. (不夜)		不	夜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùyè

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ je⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùyè [Phonetic: búyè]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buyeh
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ i̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ je⁶
  - Yale: bāt yeh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ je⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ yé⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ jɛː²²/

Adjective

不夜

(attributive, of a shop, restaurant, etc.) open twenty-four seven
(literary, of the night) bright like the morning

Derived terms

不夜城 (bùyèchéng)

Proper noun

不夜

(historical) the county of Buye, in present-day Shandong province

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