午夜 wǔ yè ㄨˇ ㄧㄝˋ ng5 je6
- midnight
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午
- 上午 shàng wǔ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ soeng6 ng5 morning
- 下午 xià wǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ haa6 ng5 afternoon
- 中午 zhōng wǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇ zung1 ng5 noon
- 午睡 wǔ shuì ㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˋ ng5 seoi6 to take a nap in the afternoon
- 午饭 午飯 wǔ fàn ㄨˇ ㄈㄢˋ ng5 faan6 lunch
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- 午餐 wǔ cān ㄨˇ ㄘㄢ ng5 caan1 lunch
- 下午茶 xià wǔ chá ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ ㄔㄚˊ haa6 ng5 caa4 afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee)
- 端午节 端午節 Duān wǔ jié ㄉㄨㄢ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ dyun1 ng5 zit3 Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
- 丙午 bǐng wǔ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄨˇ bing2 ng5 forty-third year C7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1966 or 2026
- 亭午 tíng wǔ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄨˇ ting4 ng5 (literary) noon
- 傍午 bàng wǔ ㄅㄤˋ ㄨˇ bong6 ng5 towards noon; just before midday
- 午休 wǔ xiū ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ng5 jau1 noon break
- 午前 wǔ qián ㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ng5 cin4 morning
- 午安 wǔ ān ㄨˇ ㄢ ng5 on1 Good afternoon!
- 午宴 wǔ yàn ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˋ ng5 jin3 lunch banquet
- 午后 午後 wǔ hòu ㄨˇ ㄏㄡˋ ng5 hau6 afternoon
- 午时 午時 wǔ shí ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ng5 si4 11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
- 午觉 午覺 wǔ jiào ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ng5 gaau3 siesta
- 午马 午馬 wǔ mǎ ㄨˇ ㄇㄚˇ ng5 maa5 Year 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
- 壬午 rén wǔ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˇ jam4 ng5 nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062
夜
- 半夜 bàn yè ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ bun3 je6 midnight
- 夜市 yè shì ㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ je6 si5 night market
- 夜晚 yè wǎn ㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄢˇ je6 maan5 night
- 夜景 yè jǐng ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ je6 ging2 nightscape
- 夜校 yè xiào ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ je6 haau6 evening school
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- 夜班 yè bān ㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄢ je6 baan1 night shift
- 夜里 夜裡 yè li ㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧ je6 leoi5 during the night
- 夜间 夜間 yè jiān ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢ je6 gaan1 nighttime
- 彻夜 徹夜 chè yè ㄔㄜˋ ㄧㄝˋ cit3 je6 the whole night
- 日夜 rì yè ㄖˋ ㄧㄝˋ jat6 je6 day and night
- 昼夜 晝夜 zhòu yè ㄓㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ zau3 je6 day and night
- 消夜 xiāo yè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ siu1 je6 nighttime snack
- 深夜 shēn yè ㄕㄣ ㄧㄝˋ sam1 je6 very late at night
- 熬夜 áo yè ㄠˊ ㄧㄝˋ ngou4 je6 to stay up late or all night
- 连夜 連夜 lián yè ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄝˋ lin4 je6 that very night
- 黑夜 hēi yè ㄏㄟ ㄧㄝˋ hak1 je6 night
- 夜总会 夜總會 yè zǒng huì ㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ je6 zung2 wui2 nightclub; nightspot
- 年夜饭 年夜飯 nián yè fàn ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄈㄢˋ nin4 je6 faan6 reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition)
- 开夜车 開夜車 kāi yè chē ㄎㄞ ㄧㄝˋ ㄔㄜ hoi1 je6 ce1 to burn the midnight oil
- 夜以继日 夜以繼日 yè yǐ jì rì ㄧㄝˋ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄖˋ je6 ji5 gai3 jat6 night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
Idioms with these characters
- 熬更守夜 áo gēng shǒu yè ㄠˊ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ ngaau4 gaang1 sau2 je6 to stay up through the night (idiom)
- 巴山夜雨 Bā shān yè yǔ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄝˋ ㄩˇ baa1 saan1 je6 jyu5 rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land
- 俾夜作昼 俾夜作晝 bǐ yè zuò zhòu ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄡˋ bei2 je6 zok3 zau3 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
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- 俾昼作夜 俾晝作夜 bǐ zhòu zuò yè ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ bei2 zau3 zok3 je6 to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
- 长夜漫漫 長夜漫漫 cháng yè màn màn ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ coeng4 je6 maan6 maan6 endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering
- 长夜难明 長夜難明 cháng yè nán míng ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ coeng4 je6 naan4 ming4 lit. many nights under a harsh moon
- 黑天半夜 hēi tiān bàn yè ㄏㄟ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ hak1 tin1 bun3 je6 (idiom) in the middle of the night
- 漫漫长夜 漫漫長夜 màn màn cháng yè ㄇㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ maan6 maan6 coeng4 je6 endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering
- 三更半夜 sān gēng bàn yè ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ saam1 gaang1 bun3 je6 (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
- 深更半夜 shēn gēng bàn yè ㄕㄣ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ sam1 gang1 bun3 je6 in the dead of night (idiom)
Example sentences
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汤姆 湯姆 午夜 才 到家 。
Tom got home at midnight.
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这里 這裡 已经 已經 是 午夜 了 。
It's almost midnight here.
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我们 我們 在 午夜 之后 之後 起床 。
We got up after midnight.
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我们 我們 叫 那个 那個 颜色 顏色 “ 午夜 蓝 藍 ”。
We call that color "midnight blue".
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