夜阑人静 yèlánrénjìng in the dead of night Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 夜阑 夜闌 yèlán late at night (literary) late at night; in the dead of night when the night is nearly over人 rén noun person person; people; human being; a human静 靜 jìng adjective silent noiseless; making no sound