半夜
bun3 je2bun3 je6bàn yè
English
- midnight
- midnight; late at night; often refers to the period between 12 o'clock midnight and dawn of the next day
- in the middle of the night
粵語 — Cantonese
- 凌晨;通常指午夜十二點之後到第二朝天光之前
Examples
對我嚟講梗係三更半夜喇!
If you ask me, that's clearly the middle of the night!
佢差唔多半夜嗰陣返到屋企。
He came home at almost midnight.
Tatoeba · nickyeow 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
半夜啲人瞓晒嗰陣,就係我哋逃走嘅最佳時機。
The best moment for us to escape is when everyone is asleep after midnight.
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
當晚,卡拉娜瞓唔著,半夜靜靜雞走去客廳嗰度睇佢個合桃鉗,仲攬住個合桃鉗瞓著咗。
Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk