三更半夜
sān​gēng​bàn​yè

late at night

  • created reference approved 三更半夜 → 五更 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三更半夜 sān​gēng​bàn​yè

    五更 wǔ​gēng

    see

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  • created reference approved 三更半夜 → 半夜三更 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三更半夜 sān​gēng​bàn​yè

    半夜三更 bàn​yè​sān​gēng

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 三更半夜 · sān​gēng​bàn​yè · late at night — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三更半夜

    sān​gēng​bàn​yè

    late at night

    In the depth of the night; specifically around or after midnight. Literally means the third watch and midnight.

    三更 (literal) → 三更 · sān​gēng · third night watch 半夜 (literal) → 半夜 · bàn​yè · midnight

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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