三更半夜 sāngēngbànyè late at night Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 三更 sāngēng third night watch The third of the five traditional night watches, around midnight (specifically 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.)半夜 bànyè noun midnight midnight; the middle of the night; very late at night