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半夜三更

Mandarin · pinyin bàn yè sān gēng

Meanings

  1. see 三更半夜 sān gēng bàn yè
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半
bàn · half
夜
yè · night, dark; in night; by night
三
sān · three
更
gèng · more, still further, much more; to change, alter
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4–4–1–1 · ban4 ye4 san1 geng1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bun3 je6 saam1 gaang1

Cantonese word readings for 半夜三更. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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bun3 je6 saam1 gaang1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) late at night; depths of night; midnight hours

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