夜 (je6 | ye4 yi4) : night; dark, darkness

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夜

je6

ye4 yi4

[1] night; dark; darkness; in night [2] [n] night trip; night travelling; by night

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 夕 (#36)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

夜

This word has been viewed 13675 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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夜晚 je6 maan5 ye4 wan3 = at night; nighttime

夜晚黑 je6 maan5 haak1 = at night; nighttime 粵

前夜 cin4 je6 = eve; the night before

半夜 bun3 je6/6*2 ban4 ye4 = 12 midnight

日夜 jat6 je6 ri4 ye4 = day and night

夜裡 je6 leoi5 ye4 li3 = at night

夜校 je6 haau6 ye4 xiao4 = night school

夜學 je6 hok6 ye4 xue2 = night school

捱夜 ngaai4 je6*2 = stay up late 粵

除夕夜 ceoi4 zik6 je6 chu2 xi1 ye4 (PRC), chu2 xi4 ye4 (Taiwan) = New Year's Eve

熬夜 ngou4 je6 ao2 ye4 = stay up late 國

夜空 je6 hung1 ye4 kong1 = the night sky

寒夜 hon4 je6 han2 ye4 = chilly night

日日夜夜 jat6 jat6 je6 je6 = every day and every night

宵夜 siu1 je6*2 xiao1 ye4 = night-time snack 粵

隔夜 gaak3 je6 = overnight

萬聖節前夜 maan6 sing3 zit3 cin4 je6 = Halloween

深夜 sam1 je6 shen1 ye4 = late at night; in the deep of the night

夜間 je6 gaan1 ye4 jian1 = night time

夜班 je6 baan1 ye4 ban1 = the night shift

晝夜 zau3 je6 zhou4 ye4 = day and night

午夜 ng5 je6 wu3 ye4 = midnight

守夜 sau2 je6*2 shou3 ye4 = to stand night watch

半夜三更 bun3 je6 saam1 gaang1 ban4 ye4 san1 geng1 = late at night

夜工 je6 gung1 = night work

消夜 siu1 je6*2 = night-time snack 粵

過夜 gwo3 je6 guo4 ye4 = pass the night; sleep; stay over

平安夜 ping4 on1 je6 ping2 an1 ye4 = Christmas Eve (lit., "silent night")

夜來香 je6 loi4 hoeng1 ye4 lai2 xiang1 = tuberose; a night willow

夜盜蟲 je6 dou6 cung4 ye4 dao4 chong2 = a cutworm

出夜街 ceot1 je6 gaai1 = night out

坐夜 co5 je6*2 = to keep vigil in the night, sit up all night

夜更 je6 gaang1 = nightshift

夜鬼 je6 gwai2 = night owl 粵

漏夜 lau6 je6 = the dead of night 粵

開夜車 hoi1 je6 ce1 kai1 ye4 che1 = burn the midnight oil

夜曲 je6 kuk1 ye4 qu3 = nocturne

成夜 seng4 je6 cheng2 ye4 = the whole night

徹夜 cit3 je6 che4 ye4 = from dusk to dawn; all night long

一夜情 jat1 je6 cing4 yi1 ye4 qing2 = one-night stand

夜店 je6 dim3 ye4 dian4 = night club

每夜 mui5 je6 mei3 ye4 = nightly

守夜者 sau2 je6*2 ze2 shou3 ye4 zhe3 = night watchman

年夜飯 nin4 je6 faan6 nian2 ye4 fan4 = New Year's Eve family dinner

夜市 je6 si5 ye4 shi4 = night market

夜盲症 je6 maang4 zing3 ye4 mang2 zheng4 = night blindness

小夜曲 siu2 je6 kuk1 xiao3 ye4 qu3 = [n] serenade

完成夜更 jyun4 sing4 je6 gaang1 = to finish a night shift

夜景 je6 ging2 = nighttime view

大富豪夜總會 daai6 fu3 hou4 je6 zung2 wui6*2 = a big spender nightclub

子夜 zi2 je6 zi3 ye4 = [n] midnight

夜鶯 je6 ang1 ye4 ying1 = nightingale

黑夜 hak1 je6 hei1 ye4 = night, the dark of night

噚晚夜 cam4 maan5 je6 = last night

夜宵 je6 siu1 ye4 xiao1 = night-time snack 國

夜冷 je6 laang5*1 = second hand goods, cheap goods; loanword for "yelling"

夜冷貨 je6 laang5*1 fo3 = auctioning off goods; cheap goods 粵

夜麻麻 je6 maa4*1 maa4*1 = very late at night 粵

日頭唔好講人,夜晚唔好講鬼 jat6 tau4*2 m4 hou2 gong2 jan4, je6 maan5 m4 hou2 gong2 gwai2 = speak of the devil 粵

夜總會 je6 zung2 wui6*2 ye4 zong3 hui4 = a night club; a nightclub

日捱夜捱 jat6 ngaai4 je6*2 ngaai4 = working day and night 粵

夜光表 je6 gwong1 biu2*1 ye4 guang1 biao3 = luminous watch

一夜夫妻百日恩 jat1 je6 fu1 cai1 baak3 jat6 jan1 yi2 ye4 fu1 qi1 bai3 ri4 en1 = one night of a husband-wife relationship means the bond for all their life

今夜 gam1 je6 jin1 ye4 = tonight

夜游神 je6 jau4 san4 = the legendary god on patrol at night; a person who is up and about at night

夜貓子 je6 maau1 zi2 ye4 mao1 zi3 = someone who stays up late 國

夜宿 je6 suk1 ye4 su4 = to stay overnight

三更半夜 saam1 gang1 bun3 je6/6*2 = around mid-night

日夜開皮 jat6 je6 hoi1 pei4 = open for (gambling) business day and night 粵

捱更抵夜 ngaai4 gaang1 dai2 ye6 ai2 geng1 di3 ye4 = [1] stay up all night [2] go to bed late and get up early 粵

開夜 hoi1 ye6*2 kai1 ye4 = work night shift; work overtime into the night 粵

日有所思，夜有所夢 jat6 jau5 so2 si1, je6 jau5 so2 mung6 ri4 you3 suo3 si1, ye4 you3 suo3 meng4 = you dream about what you think about during the day

食過夜粥 sik6 gwo3 ye6 zuk1 shi2 guo4 ye4 zhou1 = to have learned kung fu before; to have studied martial arts 粵

一夜成名 jat1 je6 sing4 ming4 yi1 ye4 cheng2 ming2 = to become famous overnight; to rise to stardom quickly

徹夜不眠 cit3 je6 bat1 min4 che4 ye4 bu4 mian2 = unable to fall asleep the entire night; stay awake the whole night

返夜 faan1 je6*2 fan3 ye4 = work a late shift 粵

夜夜笙歌 je6 je6 sang1 go1 ye4 ey4 sheng1 ge1 = partying every night; a life of debauchery; a licentious lifestyle

夜來 je6 loi4 ye4 lai2 = last night

隔夜飯 gaak3 je6 faan6 ge2 ye4 fan4 = leftovers from the night before 粵

夜貓 je6 maau1 ye4 mao1 = night owl

夜蒲 je6 pou4 ye4 pu2 = hang out at bars or discos at night 粵

天方夜譚 tin1 fong1 je6 taam4 tian1 fang1 ye4 tan2 = a fairy tale; a far-fetched story; mere fantasy

不分晝夜 bat1 fan1 zau3 je6 bu4 fen1 zhou4 ye4 = not distinguish between day and night

連夜 lin4 je6 lian2 ye4 = 1. that very night 2. night after night

夜深人靜 je6 sam1 jan4 zing6 ye4 shen1 ren2 jing4 = the dead of the night; in the calm of the late night

昨夜 zok3 je6 zuo2 ye4 = yesterday night 國

夜視鏡 je6 si6 geng3*2 = a night vision device

夜香 je6 hoeng1 = nightsoil 粵

倒夜香 dou2 je6 hoeng1 = to empty out the chamberpot of nightsoil 粵

平安夜,失身夜 ping4 on1 je6 sat1 san1 je6 ping2 an1 ye4 shi1 shen1 ye4 = "Silent Night, Deflowering Night" 粵

夜遊神 je6 jau4 san4 = night person 粵

夜闌人靜 je6 laan4 jan4 zing6 ye4 lan2 ren2 jing4 = in the silence of the night; in the middle of the night

夜總會樂團 je6 zung2 wui6 ngok6 tyun4 ye4 zong3 hui4 yue4 tuan2 = Yasoukai BAND (Japanese musical group)

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好夜㗎喇!! 粵
It's very late now!
[Here, 㗎喇 works as a simple reminder without 就 preceding it]

近排我一直都捱夜加班粵
Recently I've been staying up late, doing overtime non-stop.
[Lit. recently I always also stay-up-late do-overtime.]

我每朝都喺七點鐘開工，所以我夜晚唔可以出街粵
I start work at 7 o'clock each morning, so I can't stay out too late.
[Lit. I every morning also at 7 o'clock open-work, so I late cannot go-out]

咁夜重上網？不如聽朝再玩過啦！粵
Still surfing the web at this time of the night? Why don't you (go to bed) and go online again in the morning?

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