# 宵夜
## Chinese

* 宵夜

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiāoyè
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): siu$^1$ je$^{6-2}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhiau$^1$ yie$^{5-4*}$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sêu-ya
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siau-iā
* Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): xiau$^1$ ia$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiāoyè
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siaoyè
*** Wade–Giles: hsiao$^1$-yeh$^4$
*** Yale: syāu-yè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiauyeh
*** Palladius: сяое (sjaoje)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: siu$^1$ je$^{6-2}$
*** Yale: sīu yé
*** Cantonese Pinyin: siu$^1$ je$^{6-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xiu$^1$ yé$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /siːu̯⁵⁵ jɛː²²⁻³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lhiau$^1$ yie$^{5-4*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬiau³³ jiɛ³²⁻²¹⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sêu-ya
*** Hakka Romanization System: seu$^ˊ$ ia
*** Hagfa Pinyim: seu$^1$ ya$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /seu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ i̯a⁵⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sêu-ya
*** Hakka Romanization System: seu$^ˊ$ (r)ia
*** Hagfa Pinyim: seu$^1$ ya$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /seu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i̯a⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-iā
*** Tâi-lô: siau-iā
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siau'ia
*** IPA (Xiamen): /siau⁴⁴⁻²² ia²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /siau³³ ia⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /siau⁴⁴⁻²² ia²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siau⁴⁴⁻³³ ia³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siau⁴⁴⁻³³ ia³³/
* Xiang
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: xiau$^1$ ia$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁴⁴⁵ i̯ä²¹³/

### Noun

宵夜
* midnight snack; late-night meal
* (literary) night
    十二宵夜 ― shí'èr xiāoyè ― twelve nights

#### Synonyms

* (midnight snack):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 消夜 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 夜宵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 夜宵兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 宵夜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 夜飯, 夜宵兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 宵夜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 夜宵兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 夜宵兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 夜宵兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 夜飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 宵夜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 夜飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 夜飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 夜飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 夜宵 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 夜飯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 夜晌午 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 夜宵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 夜宵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 宵夜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 宵夜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 宵夜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 宵夜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Lipu | 宵夜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 宵夜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 夜點 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 宵晚 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 宵晚 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 宵夜 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 宵夜 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 夜點 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 夜宵 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 宵夜 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 夜點, 夜宵 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 宵夜 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 宵夜 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 宵夜 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 宵夜 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 宵夜 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 夜點 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 宵夜 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 宵夜 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 宵夜 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 宵夜 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 宵夜 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 宵夜 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 宵夜 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 宵夜 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 夜宵 |
| Jin | Handan | 夜飯 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 半暝頓 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 宵夜 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 暝宵 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 暝糜 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 暝糜 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 暝宵 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 暝糜, 宵暝 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 宵暝 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 宵暝 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 暝宵 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 暝宵 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 宵暝, 宵餐 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 暝餐 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 宵夜 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 宵夜 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 宵夜 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 半夜飯, 宵夜, 夜宵 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 半夜飯 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 夜點心, 半夜點心 |
| Wu | Danyang | 半夜飯 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 夜宵 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 夜點心, 半夜餐 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 夜廚 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 半夜餐 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 夜宵 |
* (night): 夜間／夜间 (yèjiān)

#### Derived terms

* 宵夜文 (xiāoyèwén)