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三saam1更gang1

saam1 gang1inferredsān gēng

English

  1. third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old)
  2. midnight
  3. also pr. [san1 jin1]

Examples

  • 對我嚟講梗係三更半夜喇!

    If you ask me, that's clearly the middle of the night!

    Tatoeba · cheeseisdisgusting CC BY

  • 仆街,邊撚個半夜三更打俾我呀?

    Dammit, who the hell's calling me in the middle of the night?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 屌,邊條仆街半夜三更打俾我呀?!

    Holy crap, who's the asshole who dares call me in the middle of the night?!

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 仆佢個街吖,邊條粉腸夠膽死半夜三更打電話俾我?!

    Fucking hell, what idiot dare phone me in the middle of the night?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 三更半夜不睡觉,你在干嘛呢?

    It's the middle of the night. Why aren't you asleep?

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized

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