After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「三更半夜」. Meaning and usage are below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「三更半夜」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
A night is divided into five watches, and the third watch is midnight. Refers to late night.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sān gèng bàn yè
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
saam1 gaang1 bun3 ye6
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
