夜遊子

Chinese

to go sightseeing at night; to wander around at night; to sleepwalk
 
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
trad. (夜遊子) 夜遊
simp. (夜游子) 夜游

Pronunciation


Noun

夜遊子

  1. night owl; night person

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 夜貓子 (“night owl”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 夜貓子
Mandarin Beijing 夜貓子
Taiwan 夜貓子
Chengdu 夜貓子
Cantonese Guangzhou 夜貓
Hong Kong 夜貓
Min Nan Xiamen 暗光鳥
Quanzhou 暗光鳥
Zhangzhou 暗光鳥
Taipei 暗光鳥
Kaohsiung 暗光鳥
Xiang Changsha 夜貓子, 夜精
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