粵

夜je6闌laan4人jan4靜zing6

simp夜阑人静
je6 laan4 jan4 zing6yè lán rén jìng

English

  1. the still of the night (idiom)
  2. late at night
  3. describes the eerie quietness at night; literally: deep in the night lies only silence

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 深夜時候,人聲寂靜、冇噪音

Examples

  • 夜闌人靜嘅時候,我好鍾意一個人坐喺廳度睇書。

    During the quiet night, I like sitting in the living room by myself and read a book.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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