午 (ng5) — noon; high noon in Cantonese
ngˏ₅午Mandarin Pinyin: wu3
Meaning of 午
nounnoon; high noon
noun11 am to 1 PM (in Old Chinese time measurement
nouna Chinese family name
nounseventh terrestrial branch
Example Sentences with 午
ngˏ₅午caanˉ¹餐sikˍ₆食jeˎ₄椰zoengˉ¹漿faan6.飯。
Eating coconut rice for lunch.
gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日ngˏ₅午caanˉ¹餐sikˍ₆食zinˉ¹煎gaau2.餃。
Lunch today is pan-fried dumplings.
dyunˉ¹端ngˏ₅午git˗₃節sikˍ₆食zung3.粽。
Eat zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival.
ngoˏ₅我soengˍ₆上matˍ₆午jauˏ₅有wuiˍ₆會
I have a meeting in the morning.
ngoˏ₅我houˊ²好soengˊ²想ng5zeoi6.午睡。
I really want to nap.
Words Containing 午
正午zing3 ng5
midday; noon; noonday | [粵]: 晏晝
午安ng5 on1
good afternoon
端午節dyun1 ng5 zit3
Dragon Boat Festival
午市ng5 si5
(restaurant) lunch time
午間ng5 gaan1
noon; midday
晌午hoeng2 ng5
noon; midday | [粵]: 晏晝
下午茶haa6 ng5 caa4
afternoon tea; high tea | HK Coll.: 三點三
午安枕ng5 on1 zam2
a sleep pillow, a small pillow used for napping. Sometimes they are in shapes such as farm animals
本初子午線bun2 co1 zi2 ng5 sin3
the first meridian; the prime meridian
子午線zi2 ng5 sin3
meridian
午前ng5 cin4
before noon; morning
午夜ng5 je6
midnight
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