半夜三更 bànyèsāngēng late at night Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 半夜 bànyè noun midnight midnight; the middle of the night; very late at night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.)