粵

凌ling4晨san4

ling4 san4líng chén

English

  1. very early in the morning
  2. before dawn; early in the morning
  3. in the wee hours

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 從子夜到啱啱天光嘅一段時間

Examples

  • 警方相信賊人係喺凌晨時分入屋爆竊。

    The police believed that the thief broke in and stole early in the morning.

  • 我們聊到凌晨兩點。

    We talked until two in the morning.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 凶杀案于凌晨三到五点间发生。

    The murder happened between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m.

    Tatoeba · Ben26 CC BY

  • 你凌晨兩點才去睡覺嗎?難怪你今天看起來這麼沒精神了。

    You went to bed at 2 o'clock in the morning? No wonder you look sleepy today.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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