大半夜 Traditional form: 大半夜 Pinyin (reading): dàbànyè Definitions: the middle of the night Characters: 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep 半 - half; semi-, incomplete 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night Traditional characters: 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep 半 - half; semi-, incomplete 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night