WordTaiwan frequency #29,048
三更半夜
ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ
“late at night; around midnight; the small hours”
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三
ㄙㄢ
The number three; 3; third in order; often used to indicate multiple or repeated instances; a surname.
更
ㄍㄥˋ
More; even more; further; still; to change or replace; to experience; a period of the night; a watch.
半
ㄅㄢˋ
Half; semi-; incomplete; in the middle; a very small amount; part of something; and a half (after a number).
夜
ㄧㄝˋ
Night; the period from dusk till dawn; dark; by night; a surname.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 更多ㄍㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄛmore; additional; further; a greater amount or number of something.
- 第三ㄉㄧˋ ㄙㄢthird; the third; thirdly; third place; third in order; third one; third party; third person; third party (law)
- 更加ㄍㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚmore; even more; to a greater degree; used before adjectives or verbs to intensify comparison.
- 一半ㄧ ㄅㄢˋhalf; one of two equal parts; 50%.
- 三十ㄙㄢ ㄕˊthirty; 30
- 三月ㄙㄢ ㄩㄝˋMarch; the third month of the year; third month of the lunar calendar
- 更為ㄍㄥˋ ㄨㄟˋeven more; to a greater extent; furthermore; still more
- 多半ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄢˋmost; mostly; the greater part; most likely; probably
- 夜市ㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋnight market; open-air market operating in the evening or at night, especially in Chinese-speaking regions.
- 深夜ㄕㄣ ㄧㄝˋvery late at night; the small hours; deep into the night.
- 更新ㄍㄥ ㄒㄧㄣto update; to renew; to upgrade; to replace the old with new; to renovate; to regenerate
- 十三ㄕˊ ㄙㄢthirteen; the number 13.