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English

1. (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
2. middle of the night; very late at night; the early hours of the morning; in the depths of the night

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 本來指午夜，泛指半夜

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

• 我老公成日半夜三更先至返屋企。

  My husband often doesn't go home until late night.

• 依家三更半夜，梗係一個人都冇啦！

  It's now the middle of the night, of course there's not even one person around.

• 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