三更半夜 [－－－－]

Jyutping saam1 gang1 bun3 je6
Pinyin sān gēng bàn yè

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

三更半夜 [－－－－]

Jyutping saam1 gaang1 bun3 je6
Pinyin sān gēng bàn yè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. in the depth of the night; very late at night
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    本來​指​午夜​，​泛指​半夜
    middle of the night; very late at night; the early hours of the morning; in the depths of the night
    • 我老公成日半夜三更先至返屋企。
      我老公成日半夜三更先至返屋企。
      ngo5 lou5 gung1 seng4 jat6 bun3 je6 saam1 gaang1 sin1 zi3 faan1 uk1 kei2.
      My husband often doesn't go home until late night.
    • 依家三更半夜，梗係一個人都冇啦！
      依家三更半夜，梗系一个人都冇啦！
      ji1 gaa1 saam1 gaang1 bun3 je6, gang2 hai6 jat1 go3 jan4 dou1 mou5 laa1!
      It's now the middle of the night, of course there's not even one person around.
  2. 近義詞
    半夜
  3. 參看
    半夜三更
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    in the middle of the night; late at night
    (syn.) 星光半夜, 半暝三更, 黑漆半夜, 三更半夜, 三光半夜, 深更半夜, 黑天半夜, 半夜烏更, 成更半夜, 夜半三深, 淨更半夜, 黑更半夜, 半夜三深, 半夜五更, 半夜三更, 黑夜半地兒, 夜半三更, 三更半暝
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    对我嚟讲梗系三更半夜喇!
    對我嚟講梗係三更半夜喇!
    deoi3 ngo5 lai4 gong2 gang2 hai6 saam1 gaang1 bun3 je6 laa3 !
    • If you ask me, that's clearly the middle of the night!
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    三更半夜不睡觉，你在干嘛呢？
    三更半夜不睡覺，你在幹嘛呢？
    sān gēng bàn yè bù shuì jiào ， nǐ zài gàn má ne ？
    • It's the middle of the night. Why aren't you asleep?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    依家三更半夜，梗系一个人都冇啦！
    依家三更半夜，梗係一個人都冇啦！
    ji1 gaa1 saam1 gaang1 bun3 je6, gang2 hai6 jat1 go3 jan4 dou1 mou5 laa1!
    • It's now the middle of the night, of course there's not even one person around.
  2. Cantonese
    三更半夜
    三更半夜
    saam1 gaang1 bun3 je6
    • midnight; late at night