晝 [昼]

Jyutping zau3
Pinyin zhòu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. daytime
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    日頭​；​同夜​相對
    daytime
    • 白晝
      白昼
      baak6 zau3
      daytime
    • 晝夜
      昼夜
      zau3 je6
      day and night
  2. 語素
    半日
    half-day
    • 上晝
      上昼
      soeng6 zau3
      daytime
    • 下晝
      下昼
      haa6 zau3
      afternoon
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    a surname
  2. character, Hakka, Min
    lunch
  3. character
    daytime; day; daylight
  4. character
    An ancient placename in modern-day Zibo, Shandong province, China.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. daytime, daylight
  2. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    SOAM
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    LGAM
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #1167
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你今日晏昼去图书馆嘅话，可唔可以顺便帮我还两本书呀？
    你今日晏晝去圖書館嘅話，可唔可以順便幫我還兩本書呀？
    nei5 gam1 jat6 aan3 zau3 heoi3 tou4 syu1 gun2 ge3 waa2 ， ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 seon6 bin2 bong1 ngo5 waan4 loeng5 bun2 syu1 aa3 ？
    • If you are going to the library this afternoon, would you please return two books for me whilst you are there?
  2. Cantonese
    我今日晏昼唔想出街。
    我今日晏晝唔想出街。
    ngo5 gam1 jat6 aan3 zau3 m4 soeng2 ceot1 gaai1 。
    • I don't want to go outside this afternoon.
  3. Cantonese
    阿 John 问阿 Mary 晏昼一唔一齐去行街。
    阿 John 問阿 Mary 晏晝一唔一齊去行街。
    aa3 J o h n man6 aa3 M a r y aan3 zau3 jat1 m4 jat1 cai4 heoi3 haang4 gaai1 。
    • John asked Mary whether she would like to go shopping in the afternoon.
  4. Cantonese
    我星期日晏昼三点会嚟探你。
    我星期日晏晝三點會嚟探你。
    ngo5 sing1 kei4 jat6 aan3 zau3 saam1 dim2 wui2 lai4 taam3 nei5 。
    • I'll come and see you at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday.
  5. Cantonese
    你晏昼得唔得闲呀？
    你晏晝得唔得閑呀？
    nei5 ngaan3 zau3 dak1 m4 dak1 haan4 aa3 ？
    • Are you free in the afternoon?
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你这样不分昼夜地工作，将会伤害自己的健康。
    你這樣不分晝夜地工作，將會傷害自己的健康。
    nǐ zhè yàng bù fēn zhòu yè dì gōng zuò ， jiāng huì shāng hài zì jǐ de jiàn kāng 。
    • If you work day and night, you will lose your health.
  2. Mandarin
    春天白昼变长了。
    春天白晝變長了。
    chūn tiān bái zhòu biàn zhǎng le 。
    • In spring the days get longer.
    • In spring, the days become longer.
    • In spring, the days get longer.
    • The days get longer in spring.
  3. Mandarin
    这段时间昼夜温差很大。
    這段時間晝夜温差很大。
    zhè duàn shí jiān zhòu yè wēn chā hěn dà 。
    • There is a large temperature difference between day and night during this period of time.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我上昼上咗三个钟导修。
    我上晝上咗三個鐘導修。
    ngo5 soeng6 zau3 soeng5 zo2 saam1 go3 zung1 dou6 sau1.
    • I had a tutorial of 3 hours this morning.
  2. Cantonese
    我屋企西斜，日日下昼都好晒。
    我屋企西斜，日日下晝都好曬。
    ngo5 uk1 kei2 sai1 ce4, jat6 jat6 haa6 zau3 dou1 hou2 saai3.
    • My home faces west and it is under strong sunshine every afternoon.
  3. Cantonese
    食晏昼
    食晏晝
    sik6 aan3 zau3
    • 吃午飯
    • to have lunch
  4. Cantonese
    你今日系边度食晏昼饭？
    你今日係邊度食晏晝飯？
    nei5 gam1 jat6 hai2 bin1 dou6 sik6 aan3 zau3 faan6?
    • Where are you having lunch today?
  5. Cantonese
    今日真系好开心呀！晏昼玩抽奖，等嗌冧巴啦，轮到三奖喇，原先𠮶个咁啱行开咗㖞，再抽就抽中我，真系冷手执个热煎堆。
    今日真係好開心呀！晏晝玩抽獎，等嗌冧巴啦，輪到三獎喇，原先嗰個咁啱行開咗喎，再抽就抽中我，真係冷手執個熱煎堆。
    gam1 jat6 zan1 hai6 hou2 hoi1 sam1 aa3! aan4 zau3 waan2 cau1 zoeng2, dang2 aai3 lam1 baa2 laa1, leon4 dou3 saam1 zoeng2 laa3, jyun4 sin1 go2 go3 gam3 aam1 haang4 hoi1 zo2 wo4, zoi3 cau1 zau6 cau1 zung6 ngo5, zan1 hai6 laang5 sau2 zap1 go3 jit6 zi1 deoi1.
    • I'm so happy today! I joined a lucky draw this afternoon and waited for calling the numbers. When it came to the third prize, the person wasn't there and it became my turn after the second draw, how fortunate!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    晏昼
    晏晝
    aan3 zau3
    • afternoon