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Jyutping ng5 gaang1
Pinyin wǔ gēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, archaic
    the five watches of the night
  2. noun, archaic
    fifth watch (between 3:00am and 5:00am)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    三更穷五更富,惟有珍惜现在!
    三更窮五更富,惟有珍惜現在!
    saam1 gaang1 kung4 ng5 gaang1 fu3, wai4 jau5 zan1 sik1 jin6 zoi6!
    • Life is uncertain, carpe diem!
  2. Cantonese
    阎王叫你三更死,谁敢留人到五更
    閻王叫你三更死,誰敢留人到五更
    • X
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    就是这样的一道槛,让众多的学子“三更灯火五更鸡”,让众多的学校加课补课取消节假日。
    就是這樣的一道檻,讓眾多的學子“三更燈火五更雞”,讓眾多的學校加課補課取消節假日。
    jiù shì zhè yàng de yī dào kǎn , ràng zhòng duō de xué zǐ “ sān gēng dēng huǒ wǔ gēng jī ” , ràng zhòng duō de xué xiào jiā kè bǔ kè qǔ xiāo jié jià rì .
    • It's just this kind of threshold that causes many students to study late into the night, only to get up and go to class the next morning. It also causes many schools to add extra classes, including make-up classes, and to cancel holidays and days off.
  2. Mandarin
    帘外雨潺潺,春意阑珊,罗衾不耐五更寒,梦里不知身是客,一晌贪欢。
    簾外雨潺潺,春意闌珊,羅衾不耐五更寒,夢裏不知身是客,一晌貪歡。
    lián wài yǔ chán chán , Chūn yì lán shān , Luóqīn bù nài wǔ gēng hán , Mèng lǐ bù zhī shēn shì kè , Yīshǎng tān huān .
    • Outside the curtain rain babbles,
      Spring is wearing off,
      Silk bedding cannot fend off the fifth-watch chill,
      Lost in dreamland I know not myself as a guest,
      Indulging in pleasure for the moment.