ng5 je6午夜
Jyutpingng5 je6
Yaleńgh yeh
Definition
Midnight; around 12:00 at night.
neutraltime
How it's used
Refers specifically to the time around twelve o'clock at night, serving as a formal or precise way to distinguish it from noon. While it is understood in speech, people often prefer using more descriptive phrases like 半夜 or 十二點半夜 to sound more natural in casual conversation. It carries a slightly more literary or news-report tone compared to everyday colloquial time expressions.
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Grammar guides
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