三更

三更

Chinese

		three	to change; more; even more to change; more; even more; further; still; still more
simp. and trad. (三更)		三	更

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sāngēng, sānjīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ, ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ gaang¹, saam¹ gang¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-kâng
• Min Nan (POJ): saⁿ-keⁿ / saⁿ-kiⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: sāngēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sangeng
    • IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: sānjīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanjing
    • IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ gaang¹, saam¹ gang¹
    • Yale: sāam gāang, sāam gāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ gaang¹, saam¹ gang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ gang¹, sam¹ geng¹
    • IPA ^(key): /säːm⁵⁵ käːŋ⁵⁵/, /säːm⁵⁵ kɐŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-kâng
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam´ gang´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ gang¹
    • IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ kaŋ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: saⁿ-keⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sann-kenn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sva'kvef
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sã⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ̃⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kẽ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: saⁿ-kiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: sann-kinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sva'kvy
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sã³³ kĩ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sã⁴⁴⁻²² kĩ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kĩ⁴⁴/

Noun

三更

1. third watch (between 11:00pm and 1:00am); midnight

Derived terms

三更半夜 (sāngēngbànyè) 三更半暝 三更四鼓 三更燈火五更雞／三更灯火五更鸡 (sāngēng dēnghuǒ wǔgēng jī)

半夜三更 (bànyèsāngēng) 半暝三更 夜半三更 閻王叫你三更死，誰敢留人到五更／阎王叫你三更死，谁敢留人到五更

Related terms

• 初更 (chūgēng)
• 二更 (èrgēng)
• 四更 (sìgēng)
• 五更 (wǔgēng)