| 三更半夜 |
sān gēng bàn yè |
(idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night |
| 三 |
Sān |
surname San |
| 三 |
sān |
three / 3 |
| 三更 |
sān gēng |
third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old) / midnight / also pr. [san1 jin1] |
| 更 |
gēng |
to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) |
| 更 |
gèng |
more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 半 |
bàn |
half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half |
| 半夜 |
bàn yè |
midnight / in the middle of the night |
| 夜 |
yè |
variant of 夜 |
| 夜 |
yè |
night |