hon4 je6寒夜
Jyutpinghon4 je6
Yalehòhn yeh
Definition
A cold night.
colloquialweathertime
How it's used
Evokes a sense of loneliness or hardship beyond just the physical temperature. While it can describe literal weather, it frequently appears in lyrics and literature to set a melancholic or reflective mood. It carries a more poetic weight than simply saying 天氣好凍.
Examples
It is really cold inside on this cold night.
How are you going home alone on such a cold night?
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