半夜三更 [－－－－]

Jyutping bun3 je6 saam1 gaang1
Pinyin bàn yè sān gēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. in the depth of night
  2. 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
    三更半夜
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    late at night; depths of night; midnight hours
    (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
    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?
  2. 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?!
  3. 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?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 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?
  2. Cantonese
    你成日半夜三更打嚟，我觉得好困扰呀。
    你成日半夜三更打嚟，我覺得好困擾呀。
    nei5 seng4 jat6 bun3 je6 saam1 gaang1 daa2 lai4, ngo5 gok3 dak1 hou2 kwan3 jiu2 aa3.
    • You always call me in the midnight, and that really annoys me.
  3. Cantonese
    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.
  4. Cantonese
    你半夜三更仲打麻雀，我告你滋扰㗎！
    你半夜三更仲打麻雀，我告你滋擾㗎！
    nei5 bun3 je6 saam1 gaang1 zung6 daa2 maa4 zoek2, ngo5 gou3 nei5 zi1 jiu2 gaa3!
    • You're playing mahjong so late at night. I may accuse you of disturbance.
  5. Cantonese
    半夜三更，隔篱屋个小朋友仲响度㓥鸡。我要去管理处投诉先得。
    半夜三更，隔籬屋個小朋友仲響度劏雞。我要去管理處投訴先得。
    bun3 je6 saam1 gaang1, gaak3 lei4 uk1 go3 siu2 pang4 jau5 zung6 hoeng2 dou6 tong1 gai1. ngo5 jiu3 heoi3 gun2 lei5 cyu5 tau4 sou3 sin1 dak1.
    • My neighbour's kid is still playing the violin so badly in the middle of the night. I have to make a complaint to the building management office.