gēng
lán

literary
archaic

Meaning of 更阑

更阑 means late at night; deep into the night. Pronounced gēng lán.

  • late at night; deep into the night

Definitions & Examples

Gēng
lán
rén
jìng
 
zhǐ
yǒu
chuāng
wài
de
fēng
shēng
qīng
qīng
zuò
xiǎng
 

It was the deep of night and all was quiet, with only the sound of the wind outside the window gently rustling.

Zhí
dào
gēng
lán
 
cái
wán
chéng
zhè
piān
lùn
wén
 

He did not finish this essay until late at night.

Gēng
lán
rén
jìng
 
wàn
lài
 

Deep was the night and quiet the people; all sounds of nature were hushed.