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半夜三更 (bun3 je6 saam1 gaang1) — late at night [Syn.] 三更半夜, 夜半三更, 三更夜半 in Cantonese

bun˗₃半jeˍ₆夜saamˉ¹三gaangˉ¹更
Mandarin Pinyin: ban4 ye4 san1 geng1

Meaning of 半夜三更

nounlate at night [Syn.] 三更半夜, 夜半三更, 三更夜半

Characters in 半夜三更

半bun3
partly; about half
夜je6
night; dark; darkness; in night
三saam1
three; third; thrice
更gang1
a watch period (one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided starting at 7pm)

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