# 三更半夜
## Chinese

| | | third watch; midnight | half of the night; midnight; late at nighthalf of the night; midnight; late at night; deep of the night; the middle of the night |
| simp. and trad. (三更半夜) | simp. and trad. (三更半夜) | 三更 | 半夜 |
| anagrams | anagrams | 半夜三更 夜半三更 | 半夜三更 夜半三更 |

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sāngēngbànyè, sānjīngbànyè
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ, ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): saam$^1$ gaang$^1$ bun$^3$ je$^6$ / saam$^1$ gaang$^1$ bun$^3$ je$^{6-2}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lham$^1$ gang$^1$ bon$^1$ yie$^{5-4*}$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sâm-kâng-pan-ya
    (Hailu, HRS): sam$^ˋ$ gang$^ˋ$ ban$^ˇ$ rha$^˖$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): sam$^1$ gang$^1$ ban$^4$ ya$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$se-kan-poe-ya
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sāngēngbànyè
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sangengbànyè
*** Wade–Giles: san$^1$-kêng$^1$-pan$^4$-yeh$^4$
*** Yale: sān-gēng-bàn-yè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sangengbannyeh
*** Palladius: саньгэнбанье (sanʹgɛnbanʹje)
*** Sinological IPA : /sän⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, variant)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sānjīngbànyè
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sanjingbànyè
*** Wade–Giles: san$^1$-ching$^1$-pan$^4$-yeh$^4$
*** Yale: sān-jīng-bàn-yè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanjingbannyeh
*** Palladius: саньцзинбанье (sanʹczinbanʹje)
*** Sinological IPA : /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: saam$^1$ gaang$^1$ bun$^3$ je$^6$ / saam$^1$ gaang$^1$ bun$^3$ je$^{6-2}$
*** Yale: sāam gāang bun yeh / sāam gāang bun yé
*** Cantonese Pinyin: saam$^1$ gaang$^1$ bun$^3$ je$^6$ / saam$^1$ gaang$^1$ bun$^3$ je$^{6-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sam$^1$ gang$^1$ bun$^3$ yé$^6$ / sam$^1$ gang$^1$ bun$^3$ yé$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /saːm⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵ puːn³³ jɛː²²/, /saːm⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵ puːn³³ jɛː²²⁻³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lham$^1$ gang$^1$ bon$^1$ yie$^{5-4*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬam³³ kaŋ³³ pᵘɔn³³ jiɛ³²⁻²¹⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-kâng-pan-ya
*** Hakka Romanization System: sam$^ˊ$ gang$^ˊ$ ban ia
*** Hagfa Pinyim: sam$^1$ gang$^1$ ban$^4$ ya$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ kaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pan⁵⁵ i̯a⁵⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-kâng-pan-ya
*** Hakka Romanization System: sam$^ˊ$ gang$^ˊ$ ban (r)ia
*** Hagfa Pinyim: sam$^1$ gang$^1$ ban$^4$ ya$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ kaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pan⁵⁵ (j)i̯a⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: sam$^ˋ$ gang$^ˋ$ ban$^ˇ$ rha$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /sam⁵³ kaŋ⁵³ pan¹¹ ʒa³³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: sam$^1$ gang$^1$ ban$^4$ ya$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /sam⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ia⁵³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$se-kan-poe-ya
*** MiniDict: se$^平$ kan poe ya
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$se-kan-poe-hhia
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /se⁵⁵ kã³³ pø³³ ɦia²¹/

### Idiom

三更半夜
* in the middle of the night; late at night

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 半夜三更, 三更半夜, 深更半夜, 黑更半夜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 三更半夜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 黑更半夜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 三更半夜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 三更半夜, 半夜三更 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 三更半夜, 半夜三更, 黑更半夜, 黑夜半地兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 黑漆半夜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 半夜三更 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 黑天半夜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 半夜三更, 三更半夜 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 半夜三更 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 半夜三更, 深更半夜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 半夜三更, 夜半三更 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 深更半夜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 深更半夜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 深更半夜, 半夜三更 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 半夜三更, 三更半夜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 半夜三更, 三更半夜 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 三更半夜 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 三更半夜, 半夜三更 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 半夜三更 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 半夜三更 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 三更半夜 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 三更半夜 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 半夜三更, 三更半夜 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 三更半夜 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 三光半夜 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 三光半夜 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 三光半夜 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 三光半夜 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 三光半夜 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 三光半夜 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 三更半夜, 星光半夜, 半夜三更 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 三光半夜, 半夜三更 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 三更半夜, 星光半夜, 半夜三更 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 三更半夜 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 半夜三更, 半夜烏更 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 半夜五更 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 半暝三更 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 半暝三更 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 三更半暝 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 三更半暝 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 三更半暝 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 三更半暝 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 三更半暝, 半暝三更 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 三更半暝 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 三更半暝 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 三更半暝 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 三更半暝 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 三更半暝 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 三更半暝 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 三更半暝 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 三更半暝 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 三更半暝 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 三更半暝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 三更半暝 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 三更半暝 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 三更半暝, 半暝三更 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 三更半暝 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 三更半夜, 半夜三更 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 半夜三更 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 半夜三更, 成更半夜 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 半夜三更, 淨更半夜 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 半夜三更, 三更半夜 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 半夜三更 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 夜半三深, 半夜三深 |