长夜

Traditional form:

長夜

Pinyin (reading):

chángyè

Definitions:

• long dark night
• fig. long period of misery and oppression

Characters:

• 长 - long, lasting; to excel in
• 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night

Traditional characters:

• 長 - long, lasting; to excel in
• 夜 - night, dark; under cover of night