夜 (je6) — night; dark; darkness; in night in Cantonese
jeˍ₆夜
Mandarin Pinyin: ye4
Meaning of 夜
nounnight; dark; darkness; in night
nounnight trip; night travelling; by night
noun(slang) 1. late; 2. night shift
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Example Sentences with 夜
咁夜重上網？不如聽朝再玩過啦！
Still surfing the web at this time of the night? Why don't you (go to bed) and go online again in the morning?
好夜㗎喇!!
It's very late now!
gan6paai2近ngoˏ₅排jat1zik6dou1我ngaai4je2一ga1baan1直都捱夜加班
Recently I've been staying up late, doing overtime non-stop.
我每朝都喺七點鐘開工，所以我夜晚唔可以出街
I start work at 7 o'clock each morning, so I can't stay out too late.
gam˗₃咁jeˍ₆夜zungˍ₆仲sikˍ₆食ganˊ²緊fung1?風？
Still out in the cold so late?
Words Containing 夜
夜貓子je6 maau1 zi2
someone who stays up late
夜光表je6 gwong1 biu1
luminous watch
坐夜co5 je2
to keep vigil in the night, sit up all night
捱更抵夜ngaai4 gaang1 dai2 ye6
go to bed late and get up early
返夜faan1 je2
work a late shift
日捱夜捱jat6 ngaai4 je2 ngaai4
working day and night
徹夜cit3 je6
from dusk to dawn; all night long
夜鶯je6 ang1
nightingale
隔夜飯gaak3 je6 faan6
leftovers from the night before
平安夜ping4 on1 je6
Christmas Eve (lit., "silent night")
守夜者sau2 je2 ze2
night watchman
夜景je6 ging2
nighttime view
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