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大夜

Mandarin · pinyin dà yè

the second half of the night; early morning (cf. 小夜 xiǎo yè, evening)
(fig.) eternal rest; death
(Buddhism) the night before the cremation of a monk

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
夜: yè · night, dark; in night; by night

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4–4 · da4 ye4

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noun

graveyard shift; night shift (lasting whole night, such as 00:00-08:00)
(figuratively) eternal rest; eternal sleep; death
(Buddhism) night before cremation of a monk

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