「半夜三更 / 三更半夜」

Entry #1
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 半夜三更 bun3 je6 saam1 gaang1
  • 三更半夜 saam1 gaang1 bun3 je6
Individual
Character Meaning:
半 half; semi-
夜 night; night-time; late at night; far into the night
三 three
更 shift; even more; change; to change; to correct; to replace; more; even
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
middle of the night; very late at night; the early hours of the morning; in the depths of the night
(Cant.) 我ngo5老lou5公gung1成seng4日jat6半bun3夜je6三saam1更gaang1先sin1至zi3返faan1屋uk1企kei2。
(Eng.) My husband often doesn't go home until late night.
(Cant.) 依ji1家gaa1三saam1更gaang1半bun3夜je6,梗gang2係hai6一jat1個go3人jan4都dou1冇mou5啦laa1!
(Eng.) It's now the middle of the night, of course there's not even one person around.
Synonym: Synonym: 半夜
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