粵

半bun3夜je2

bun3 je2bun3 je6bàn yè

English

  1. midnight
  2. midnight; late at night; often refers to the period between 12 o'clock midnight and dawn of the next day
  3. in the middle of the night

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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!

    Tatoeba · cheeseisdisgusting CC BY

  • 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

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