消夜 Traditional form: 消夜 Pinyin (reading): xiāoyè Definitions: nighttime snack late-night supper Characters: 消 - news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night Traditional characters: 消 - news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night