半夜 [－－]

Jyutping bun3 je2
Pinyin bàn yè

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    凌晨​；​通常​指​午夜​十二​點之後到​第二​朝​天光​之前
    midnight; late at night; often refers to the period between 12 o'clock midnight and dawn of the next day
    • 半夜啲人瞓晒嗰陣，就係我哋逃走嘅最佳時機。
      半夜啲人瞓晒𠮶阵，就系我哋逃走嘅最佳时机。
      bun3 je2 di1 jan4 fan3 saai3 go2 zan6, zau6 hai6 ngo5 dei6 tou4 zau2 ge3 zeoi3 gaai1 si4 gei1.
      The best moment for us to escape is when everyone is asleep after midnight.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

半夜 [－－]

Jyutping bun3 je6
Pinyin bàn yè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. midnight
  2. in the middle of the night
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    half of the night
    • 前半夜
      前半夜
      qián bàn yè
      first half of the night
  2. noun
    midnight; (in general) late at night; deep of the night; the middle of the night
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #11
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他半夜打了个电话给我。
    他半夜打了個電話給我。
    tā bàn yè dǎ le gè diàn huà gěi wǒ 。
    • He gave me a ring at midnight.
    • He phoned me at midnight.
  2. Mandarin
    他妈的，哪个傻子敢在半夜打我电话?!
    他媽的，哪個傻子敢在半夜打我電話?!
    tā mā de ， nǎ ge shǎ zi gǎn zài bàn yè dǎ wǒ diàn huà ?!
    • Holy crap, who's the asshole who dares call me in the middle of the night?!
    • Fucking hell, what idiot dare phone me in the middle of the night?
  3. Mandarin
    我不明白为什么我要半夜去你家。
    我不明白為什麼我要半夜去你家。
    wǒ bù míng bái wèi shén me wǒ yào bàn yè qù nǐ jiā 。
    • I don't see why I have to go to your house at midnight.
  4. Mandarin
    暑假里，我半夜十二点才吃晚饭。
    暑假裏，我半夜十二點才吃晚飯。
    shǔ jià lǐ ， wǒ bàn yè shí èr diǎn cái chī wǎn fàn 。
    • During summer breaks, I ate dinner at midnight.
  5. Mandarin
    他半夜打电话给我。
    他半夜打電話給我。
    tā bàn yè dǎ diàn huà gěi wǒ 。
    • He rang me up at midnight.
    • He gave me a ring at midnight.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢差唔多半夜𠮶阵返到屋企。
    佢差唔多半夜嗰陣返到屋企。
    keoi5 caai1 m4 do1 bun3 je6 go2 zan6 faan2 dou3 uk1 kei2 。
    • He came home at almost midnight.
  2. Cantonese
    仆佢个街吖，边条粉肠够胆死半夜三更打电话俾我？！
    仆佢個街吖，邊條粉腸夠膽死半夜三更打電話俾我？！
    buk6 keoi5 go3 gaai1 aa1 ， bin1 tiu4 fan2 coeng2 gau3 daam2 sei2 bun3 je6 saam1 gaang1 daa2 din6 waa2 bei2 ngo5 ？ ！
    • Fucking hell, what idiot dare phone me in the middle of the night?
  3. Cantonese
    屌，边条仆街半夜三更打俾我呀？！
    屌，邊條仆街半夜三更打俾我呀？！
    diu2 ， bin1 tiu4 puk1 gaai1 bun3 je6 saam1 gaang1 daa2 bei2 ngo5 aa3 ？ ！
    • Holy crap, who's the asshole who dares call me in the middle of the night?!
  4. Cantonese
    仆街，边撚个半夜三更打俾我呀？
    仆街，邊撚個半夜三更打俾我呀？
    puk1 gaai1 ， bin1 nan2 go3 bun3 je6 saam1 gaang1 daa2 bei2 ngo5 aa3 ？
    • Dammit, who the hell's calling me in the middle of the night?
  5. 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 (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    一名贼人半夜闯入一间便利店行劫。
    一名賊人半夜闖入一間便利店行劫。
    jat1 ming4 caak6 jan4 bun3 je2 cong2 jap6 jat1 gaan1 bin6 lei6 dim3 hang4 gip3.
    • A thief broke into a convenience store in the middle of the night to commit a robbery.
  2. Cantonese
    佢成日都冇食嘢，去到半夜受唔住肚饿，食咗一块蛋糕。
    佢成日都冇食嘢，去到半夜受唔住肚餓，食咗一塊蛋糕。
    keoi5 seng4 jat6 dou1 mou5 sik6 je5, heoi3 dou3 bun3 je6 sau6 m4 zyu6 tou5 ngo6, sik6 zo2 jat1 faai3 daan6 gou1.
    • She didn't eat for the whole day, and, unable to withstand the hunger, ate a piece of cake at midnight.
  3. Cantonese
    半夜啲人瞓晒𠮶阵，就系我哋逃走嘅最佳时机。
    半夜啲人瞓晒嗰陣，就係我哋逃走嘅最佳時機。
    bun3 je2 di1 jan4 fan3 saai3 go2 zan6, zau6 hai6 ngo5 dei6 tou4 zau2 ge3 zeoi3 gaai1 si4 gei1.
    • The best moment for us to escape is when everyone is asleep after midnight.
  4. Cantonese
    细佬半夜先返嚟屋企。
    細佬半夜先返嚟屋企。
    sai3 lou2 bun3 je2 sin1 faan1 lei4 uk1 kei2.
    • My younger brother came back home in the midnight.
  5. Cantonese
    呢单嘢好急咩？点解半夜三更打嚟揾我？
    呢單嘢好急咩？點解半夜三更打嚟揾我？
    ni1 daan1 je5 hou2 gap1 me1? dim2 gaai2 bun3 je6 saam1 gaang1 daa2 lei4 wan2 ngo5?
    • Is this matter very urgent? Is that why you called me at midnight?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    前半夜
    前半夜
    qián bàn yè
    • first half of the night
  2. Mandarin
    我翻开历史一查，这历史没有年代，歪歪斜斜的每页上都写着“仁义道德”几个字。我横竖睡不着，仔细看了半夜，才从字缝里看出字来，满本都写着两个字是“吃人”！
    我翻開歷史一查，這歷史沒有年代，歪歪斜斜的每頁上都寫着“仁義道德”幾個字。我橫豎睡不着，仔細看了半夜，才從字縫裏看出字來，滿本都寫着兩個字是“吃人”！
    wǒ fān kāi lì shǐ yī chá ， zhè lì shǐ méi yǒu nián dài ， wāi wāi xié xié de měi yè shàng dōu xiě zhe “ rén yì dào dé ” jǐ ge zì ． wǒ héng shù shuì bù zháo ， zǐ xì kàn le bàn yè ， cái cóng zì féng li kàn chū zì lái ， mǎn běn dōu xiě zhe liǎng ge zì shì “ chī rén ” ！
    • I skimmed through a few history books. Regardless of the era, the pages were filled with words like, “virtue and morality.” In any case, I couldn't fall asleep, so I spent half the night carefully reading. It was only then that I was able to read the words between the lines. The books were filled with the words, “Eat people!”
  3. Mandarin
    他们锅里有米煮，没有人半夜里敲门来讨账。
    他們鍋裏有米煮，沒有人半夜裏敲門來討賬。
    tā men guō lǐ yǒu mǐ zhǔ ， méi yǒu rén bàn yè lǐ qiāo mén lái tǎo zhàng ．
    • They have rice cooking in their pots and no creditors knocking on their doors at midnight.