半夜三更

Traditional form:

半夜三更

Pinyin (reading):

bànyèsāngēng

Definitions:

• see 三更半夜 (sāngēng-bànyè)

Characters:

• 半 - half; semi-, incomplete
• 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night
• 三 - three
• 更 - more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify

Traditional characters:

• 半 - half; semi-, incomplete
• 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night
• 三 - three
• 更 - more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify