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ngˏ₅gaangˉ¹
Pinyin: wu3 geng1
Translations
nounthe five watches (period) of the night; the fifth watch of the night; just before dawn
heiˊ²ngˏ₅gaangˉ¹
Pinyin: qi3 wu3 jing1
Translations
nounto get up in the early hours of the morning when it is nearly dawn.
saamˉ¹gaangˉ¹kungˎ₄ngˏ₅gaangˉ¹fu˗₃
三更穷五更富
Pinyin: san1 geng1 qiong2 wu3 geng1 fu4
Translations
nounlit. poor at 3 o'clock and rich by 5, meaning one who has no financial planning, and spending all of what one's earn quickly