late-night snack; midnight supper
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
late-night snack; midnight supper; food and drink consumed at night
Variant form of 夜宵. Can take the -r suffix (儿化) as 夜消儿 (yè xiāor). Refers to light meals, snacks, or drinks eaten late at night, typically after dinner.
Wǎn晚
shang上
è饿
le了
,
wǒ我
qù去
mǎi买
diǎn点
yè夜
xiāo消
。
I got hungry at night, so I went to buy some late-night snacks.
Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
de的
yè夜
xiāo消
hěn很
yǒu有
míng名
。
This shop is famous for its late-night snacks.
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Wǒ我
men们
yì一
qǐ起
chī吃
yè夜
xiāo消
ba吧
。
Let's eat midnight supper together.