late night; deep night
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
late night; the dead of night; middle of the night
literaryA literary term used in written Chinese to refer to the deep hours of the night, typically implying darkness and stillness.
Yín夤
yè夜
shí时
fēn分
，
wàn万
lài籁
jù俱
jì寂
。
At the dead of night, all sounds of nature are still.
Tā他
yín夤
yè夜
gǎn赶
lù路
，
zhōng终
yú于
zài在
tiān天
liàng亮
qián前
dǐ抵
dá达
le了
mù目
dì的
dì地
。
He traveled through the late night and finally arrived at his destination before dawn.
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Yín夤
yè夜
lái来
fǎng访
，
bù不
zhī知
yǒu有
hé何
jí急
shì事
？
Visiting in the deep of the night—might I ask what urgent matter brings you here?