夜 [－]

Jyutping je6
Pinyin yè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. night
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (slang) 1. late; 2. night shift
  2. night/dark/in night/by night/nocturnal
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 量詞
    一​晚​嘅​時​間
    the duration of one night
    • 一夜之間
      一夜之间
      jat1 je5 zi1 gaan1
      within a night (figuratively meaning a short period of time)
    • 三日兩夜
      三日两夜
      loeng5 jat6 saam1 je5
      three days (and two nights)
  2. 近義詞
    晚
  3. 語素
    日落​至​到​下​一次​日出​之​間​嗰​一段​時間
    night; night-time
    • 夜晚
      夜晚
      je6 maan5
      night
    • 夜生活
      夜生活
      je6 sang1 wut6
      nightlife
    • 日以繼夜
      日以继夜
      jat6 ji5 gai3 je6
      to do sth non-stop for a period of time; literally "day after night"
  4. 反義詞
    日、晝
  5. 形容詞
    時間​已經​唔​早​；​天黑​咗​好​耐
    late at night; far into the night
    • 好夜喇，我都係時候走喇。
      好夜喇，我都系时候走喇。
      hou2 je6 laa3, ngo5 dou1 hai6 si4 hau6 zau2 laa3.
      It's very late now, it's time for me to leave.
    • 夜夜又唔去瞓，噉會好傷身㗎。
      夜夜又唔去瞓，噉会好伤身㗎。
      je2 je6 jau6 m4 heoi3 fan3, gam2 wui5 hou2 soeng1 san1 gaa3.
      It's late at night and you still ain't sleeping - that is not good for your body.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    occurring during the night
  2. character
    Classifier for the number of nights.
    • 三天兩夜
      三天两夜
      sān tiān liǎng yè
      three days and two nights
  3. character
    night
  4. character, Cantonese
    late (in the night)
    • 我呢排晚晚都好夜先返屋企。
      我呢排晚晚都好夜先返屋企。
      ngo5 ni1 paai4 maan5 maan5 dou1 hou2 je6 sin1 faan1 uk1 kei2.
      Recently, I've been going home quite late in the night.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. night, dark
  2. in night
  3. by night
  4. Cangjie Input
    YONK
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 晚
  2. 遲 – 迟
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #644
  2. HSK3 二级汉字表 #253
  3. HSK3 中等手写字表 #343
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我弟弟会经常彻夜不睡。
    我弟弟會經常徹夜不睡。
    wǒ dì di huì jīng cháng chè yè bù shuì 。
    • My brother will often sit up all night.
    • My brother often stays awake the whole night.
  2. Mandarin
    今晚我将在朋友家过夜。
    今晚我將在朋友家過夜。
    jīn wǎn wǒ jiāng zài péng you jiā guò yè 。
    • I will put up at my friend's tonight.
    • I'm staying with a friend tonight.
    • I'm staying with friends tonight.
  3. 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.
  4. Mandarin
    夜晚很长，不是吗？
    夜晚很長，不是嗎？
    yè wǎn hěn zhǎng ， bù shì ma ？
    • Well, the night is quite long, isn't it?
  5. Mandarin
    她在夜校上自卫术课程。
    她在夜校上自衞術課程。
    tā zài yè xiào shàng zì wèi shù kè chéng 。
    • She took night classes in the art of self-defense.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    如果我好夜都未返，你就自己瞓先啦，唔使等我。
    如果我好夜都未返，你就自己瞓先啦，唔使等我。
    jyu4 gwo2 ngo5 hou3 je6 dou1 mei6 faan2 ， nei5 zau6 zi6 gei2 fan3 sin1 laa1 ， m4 si2 dang2 ngo5 。
    • If I should be late getting home, please don't wait up for me.
  2. Cantonese
    西班牙人最钟意夜晚出街散吓步、唞吓凉。
    西班牙人最鍾意夜晚出街散吓步、唞吓涼。
    sai1 baan1 ngaa4 jan4 zeoi3 zung1 ji3 je6 maan5 ceot1 gaai1 saan2 haa5 bou6 、 tau2 haak3 loeng4 。
    • Spaniards love to stroll around in the evening cool.
  3. Cantonese
    你做咩咁夜先嚟探我哋呀？
    你做咩咁夜先嚟探我哋呀？
    nei5 zou6 me1 gam3 je6 sin1 lai4 taam3 ngo5 dei2 aa3 ？
    • How come you call on us so late at night?
  4. Cantonese
    呢度夜晚好静。
    呢度夜晚好靜。
    nei4 dou6 je6 maan5 hou2 zing6 。
    • It is quiet here at night.
  5. Cantonese
    今朝早我同个老婆有少少拗撬。我本来以为无乜嘢，去到夜晚见到佢咁嘅样，先知原来我搞到佢好唔开心。
    今朝早我同個老婆有少少拗撬。我本來以為無乜嘢，去到夜晚見到佢咁嘅樣，先知原來我搞到佢好唔開心。
    gam1 ziu1 zou2 ngo5 tung4 go3 lou5 po4 jau5 siu2 siu2 aau3 hiu3 。 ngo5 bun2 loi4 ji5 wai4 mou4 mat1 je5 ， heoi3 dou3 je6 maan5 gin3 dou3 keoi5 gam3 ge3 joeng6 ， sin1 zi1 jyun4 loi4 ngo5 gaau2 dou3 keoi5 hou3 m4 hoi1 sam1 。
    • This morning I had a bit of a disagreement with my wife. I didn't think it was a big deal, but seeing what she's like this evening I think I must have upset her.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    所谓「有人辞官归故里，有人漏夜赶科场」，政府问责团队早排发生「跳船潮」，几位高官提早退休，但就有反对党成员宁愿退党都要补上空缺。
    所謂「有人辭官歸故里，有人漏夜趕科場」，政府問責團隊早排發生「跳船潮」，幾位高官提早退休，但就有反對黨成員寧願退黨都要補上空缺。
    so2 wai6 jau5 jan4 ci4 gun1 gwai1 gu3 lei5, jau5 jan4 lau6 je6 gon2 fo1 coeng4, zing3 fu2 man6 zaak3 tyun4 deoi2 zou2 paai4 faat3 sang1 tiu4 syun4 ciu4, gei2 wai2 gou1 gun1 tai4 zou2 teoi3 jau1, daan6 zau6 jau5 faan2 deoi3 dong2 sing4 jyun4 ning4 jyun2 teoi3 dong2 dou1 jiu3 bou2 soeng5 hung1 kyut3.
    • People come and go. There are vacancies in the governing team after several principal officials jumped ship by early retirement some days ago. Meanwhile, certain members of the opposition camp would rather leave their parties and fill in.
  2. Cantonese
    葡萄美酒夜光杯
    葡萄美酒夜光杯
    pou4 tou4 mei5 zau2 je6 gwong1 bui1
    • Red wine in phosphorescent glass
  3. Cantonese
    平安夜去尖沙咀海旁会见到唔少基督徒报佳音。
    平安夜去尖沙咀海旁會見到唔少基督徒報佳音。
    ping4 on1 je6 heoi3 zim1 saa1 zeoi2 hoi2 pong4 wui5 gin3 dou2 m4 siu2 gei1 duk1 tou4 bou3 gaai1 jam1.
    • There are many Christians singing Christmas carols along the TST Promenade on Christmas Eve.
  4. Cantonese
    呢条街夜晚好少警察巡逻㗎。
    呢條街夜晚好少警察巡邏㗎。
    ni1 tiu4 gaai1 je6 maan5 hou2 siu2 ging2 caat3 ceon4 lo4 gaa3.
    • Very few police officers patrol this street at night.
  5. Cantonese
    唔好担心，我会漏夜帮你做好佢！
    唔好擔心，我會漏夜幫你做好佢！
    m4 hou2 daam1 sam1, ngo5 wui5 lau6 je6 bong1 nei5 zou6 hou2 keoi5!
    • Don't worry. I'll work overnight in order to have the job done for you!
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    听日有个重要deadline，但啲嘢仲未开始做，睇嚟可以准备定喺公司过夜。
    聽日有個重要deadline，但啲嘢仲未開始做，睇嚟可以準備定喺公司過夜。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    一天一夜
    一天一夜
    yī tiān yī yè
    • one day and one night
  2. Cantonese
    一日一夜
    一日一夜
    jat1 jat6 jat1 je6
    • one day and one night
  3. Mandarin
    那是一深夜
    那是一深夜
    • It was a late night.
  4. Mandarin
    经过三天三夜5次大手术，杜富国从死亡线上被救了回来，但却永远地失去了双手和双眼。
    經過三天三夜5次大手術，杜富國從死亡線上被救了回來，但卻永遠地失去了雙手和雙眼。
    jīng guò sān tiān sān yè ５ cì dà shǒu shù ， dù fù guó cóng sǐ wáng xiàn shàng bèi jiù le huí lái ， dàn què yǒng yuǎn de shī qù le shuāng shǒu hé shuāng yǎn ．
    • After 5 major surgeries in three days, Du Fuguo was saved from the verge of death, but yet had permanently lost his arms and eyes.
  5. Mandarin
    征夫怀往路，起视夜何其？
    征夫懷往路，起視夜何其？
    zhēng fū huái wǎng lù ， qǐ shì yè hé jī ？
    • This traveler, thinking of the road ahead, rises to see how the night goes.