半夜五更

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Chinese

half of the night; midnight; late at night; deep of the night; the middle of the night
 
the five watches of the night; fifth watch
simp. and trad.
(半夜五更)
半夜 五更

Pronunciation


  • Jin
    • (Taiyuan)+
      • Wiktionary: ban3 ie3 vu2 jing1
      • Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /pæ̃⁴⁵ ie⁴⁵ vu⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ¹¹/

Idiom

半夜五更

  1. (Jin) in the middle of the night; late at night

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