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Information of 夜

Pinyin yè

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夕

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Definition

night

夜 (yè) 1. The time when it is dark, opposite to "day" or "daytime." - Example: 夜晚 (nighttime), 日日夜夜 (day and night), 夜阑 (late at night), 夜盲 (night blindness), 夜幕 (nightfall), 夜宵 (night snack), 夜袭 (night raid), 夜行 (night travel), 夜战 (night battle). 2. Same as the primary meaning (night). - [En.] night 3. Dusk, when the sky is dark. - [En.] dusk 4. Early morning, when it is about to get light. - [En.] in the small hours; before dawn - Zheng Xuan noted: "夜, when the roosters crow at the end of night." 5. Dim or dusky. - [En.] dim; dusky 引 (Citations): 1. "夜,舍也。天下休舍也。" (Shuowen) 2. "夜,暮也。" (Guangya) 3. "夜呼旦。" (Zhouli: The roosters crow at the end of the night.) 4. "辛卯夜, 恒星不见。" (Zuo Zhuan: Night refers to the time from dusk to dawn.) 5. "夜者阴。" (Zhou Bi Calculation: Night refers to shadow.) 6. "夙兴夜寐,靡有朝矣。" (Shi: Rising early and sleeping at night, having no morning.) 7. "昨夜见军帖。" (Yuefu: Saw the military post last night.) 8. "三日三夜。" (Shishuo: Three days and three nights.) Examples: - 夜游子 (the one who wanders at night) - 夜里个 (last night) - 夜合钱 (payment received by a prostitute) - 夜行人 (a person working secretly at night, such as a thief or a chivalrous person) - 夜不收 (night detective; also refers to people seeking pleasure at night) - 夜叉婆 (a fierce-looking, ugly woman) - 夜消 (midnight snack) - 夜台 (long night platform; grave) - 夜夫 (night watchman) - 夜漫漫 (long dark night; refers to suffering years) 引 (Further citations): 1. "岂不夙夜?谓行多露。" (Shi) 2. "行者怏怏自退，看看日色早已夜了。" (Journey to the West) 3. Zheng Xuan noted again: "夜, when the roosters crow at the end of night." 总结 (Summary): 夜 refers to the time from evening to morning, characterized by darkness and activities associated with the night. It also encompasses meanings related to dimness and dusk. Various classical texts further elaborate on its contextual or metaphorical usages.

夜叉 yè chā

yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword) / (fig.) ferocious-looking person

一夜 yī yè

over night

夤夜 yín yè

in the depth of the night / at the dead of night

夜壶 yè hú

chamber pot

除夕夜 chú xī yè

New Year's Eve / Lunar New Year's Eve

夙夜 sù yè

morning and night / always / at all times

夜晚 yè wǎn

night / CL:個|个[ge4]

夜里 yè li

during the night / at night / nighttime

日夜 rì yè

day and night / around the clock

昼夜 zhòu yè

day and night / period of 24 hours / continuously, without stop

夜间 yè jiān

nighttime / evening or night (e.g. classes)

连夜 lián yè

that very night / through the night / for several nights in a row

深夜 shēn yè

very late at night

黑夜 hēi yè

night

昨夜 zuó yè

last night

夜景 yè jǐng

nightscape

星夜 xīng yè

starlit night / a starry night

夜色 yè sè

night scene / the dim light of night

白夜 bái yè

white night

一夜间 yī yè jiān

overnight

夜幕 yè mù

curtain of night / gathering darkness

夜空 yè kōng

night sky

午夜 wǔ yè

midnight

半夜 bàn yè

midnight / in the middle of the night

夜宴 yè yàn

The Banquet

夜宵 yè xiāo

midnight snack

宵夜 xiāo yè

midnight snack / late-night snack

夜不能寐 yè bù néng mèi

lie awake the whole night / lie awake all night

彻夜 chè yè

the whole night

彻夜不眠 chè yè bù mián

to be sleepless all night