小夜

Traditional form:

小夜

Pinyin (reading):

xiǎoyè

Definitions:

• the first half of the night; evening (cf. 大夜 (dàyè), early morning)

Characters:

• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night

Traditional characters:

• 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
• 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night