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Jyutping ng5
Pinyin

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse
  2. ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、專名
    地支​嘅​第七位​,​詳情​見​天干地支​。
    The seventh of the Earthly Branches. See 天干地支.
  2. 名詞、專名
    時辰名​;​朝早​十一​點到​晏晝​一點
    the seventh Chinese hour, from 11am to 1pm
  3. 語素
    一日​當中​太陽升​到​最高​嗰​段​時​間
    noon; midday
    • 午飯
      午饭
      ng5 faan6
      lunch
    • 上午
      上午
      soeng6 ng5
      morning
    • 下午
      下午
      haa6 ng5
      afternoon
    • 正午
      正午
      zing3 ng5
      noon
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    the seventh of twelve earthly branches:
  2. character, archaic
    the seventh of twelve earthly branches:
  3. character, archaic, historical
    the seventh of twelve earthly branches:
  4. character, historical
    the seventh of twelve earthly branches:
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. noon
  2. 7th terrestrial branch
  3. Cangjie Input
    OJ
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 一级汉字表 #234
  2. HSK3 初等手写字表 #237
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    明天下午之前我会把它完成。
    明天下午之前我會把它完成。
    míng tiān xià wǔ zhī qián wǒ huì bǎ tā wán chéng 。
    • I will finish it by tomorrow afternoon.
  2. Mandarin
    他们午饭吃了三明治。
    他們午飯吃了三明治。
    tā men wǔ fàn chī le sān míng zhì 。
    • They ate sandwiches for lunch.
  3. Mandarin
    妈妈为我准备了午饭。
    媽媽為我準備了午飯。
    mā ma wèi wǒ zhǔn bèi le wǔ fàn 。
    • Mother prepared lunch for me.
    • Mum made some lunch for me.
  4. Mandarin
    今天下午我有两个小时的英语课和两个小时的汉语课。
    今天下午我有兩個小時的英語課和兩個小時的漢語課。
    jīn tiān xià wǔ wǒ yǒu liǎng gè xiǎo shí de yīng yǔ kè hé liǎng gè xiǎo shí de hàn yǔ kè 。
    • This afternoon I have English class for two hours and then two hours of Chinese.
  5. Mandarin
    明天下午2点以前,我希望这工作完成了。
    明天下午2點以前,我希望這工作完成了。
    míng tiān xià wǔ 2 diǎn yǐ qián , wǒ xī wàng zhè gōng zuò wán chéng le 。
    • I want this work completed by two o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我午餐食咗几块面包同埋一只烚蛋。
    我午餐食咗幾塊麵包同埋一隻烚蛋。
    ngo5 ng5 caan1 sik6 zo2 gei2 faai3 min6 baau1 tung4 maai4 jat1 zek3 hap6 daan2 。
    • I ate some bread and a boiled egg for lunch.
  2. Cantonese
    我食咗只热狗做午餐。
    我食咗隻熱狗做午餐。
    ngo5 sik6 zo2 zek3 jit6 gau2 zou6 ng5 caan1 。
    • I ate a hot dog for lunch.
  3. Cantonese
    𠮶间旅馆五千円一晚,不过就唔包早午晚三餐。
    嗰間旅館五千円一晚,不過就唔包早午晚三餐。
    go2 gaan1 leoi5 gun2 ng5 cin1 円 jat1 maan5 , bat1 gwo3 zau6 m4 baau1 zou2 ng5 maan5 saam1 caan1 。
    • That inn is 5,000 yen a night, meals excluded.
  4. Cantonese
    叫佢中午嚟。
    叫佢中午嚟。
    giu3 keoi5 zung1 ng5 lai4 。
    • Tell him to come at noon.
  5. Cantonese
    阿妈整咗啲芝士三文治俾我哋做午餐。
    阿媽整咗啲芝士三文治俾我哋做午餐。
    aa3 maa1 zing2 zo2 di1 zi1 si6 saam1 man4 zi6 bei2 ngo5 dei2 zou6 ng5 caan1 。
    • My mother made us cheese sandwiches for lunch.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    成个Package两个人住先800几,仲要包任食早餐同埋下午茶。
    成個Package兩個人住先800幾,仲要包任食早餐同埋下午茶。
    • The package for two people only costs a bit more than 800. It also includes free breakfast and afternoon tea.
  2. Cantonese
    午市餐目
    午市餐目
    ng5 si5 caan1 muk6
    • lunch menu
  3. Cantonese
    叹返个下午茶
    嘆返個下午茶
    taan3 faan1 go3 haa6 ng5 caa4
    • to enjoy a tea break
  4. Cantonese
    各位同学午安。
    各位同學午安。
    gok3 wai2 tung4 hok6 ng5 on1.
    • Good afternoon class.
  5. Cantonese
    功课?夜晚先做啦,而家午睡下先。
    功課?夜晚先做啦,而家午睡下先。
    gung1 fo3? je6 maan5 sin1 zou6 laa1, ji4 gaa1 ng5 seoi6 haa5 sin1.
    • I'll do the homework at night. Let me take an afternoon nap.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    今天上午你人在哪?
    今天上午你人在哪?
    jīn tiān shàng wǔ nǐ rén zài nǎ ?
    • X
  2. Mandarin
    你下午有空吗?
    你下午有空嗎?
    nǐ xià wǔ yǒu kòng ma ?
    • Are you free this afternoon?
  3. Mandarin
    他们在海滩上玩了一下午。
    他們在海灘上玩了一下午。
    tā men zài hǎi tān shàng wán le yī xià wǔ .
    • They played the whole afternoon on the beach.
  4. Mandarin
    每天下午他在家里工作。
    每天下午他在家裏工作。
    měi tiān xià wǔ tā zài jiā lǐ gōng zuò .
    • Every afternoon he works at home.
  5. Mandarin
    代表团已出发,明天上午或可到达。
    代表團已出發,明天上午或可到達。
    dài biǎo tuán yǐ chū fā , míng tiān shàng wǔ huò kě dào dá .
    • The delegation has set out, and will probably arrive tomorrow morning.