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黑天半夜

Mandarin · pinyin hēi tiān bàn yè

(idiom) in the middle of the night

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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
半: bàn · half
夜: yè · night, dark; in night; by night

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1–1–4–4 · hei1 tian1 ban4 ye4

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hak1 tin1 bun3 je6

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