深更
Chinese
deep; profound | to change; more; even more to change; more; even more; further; still; still more | ||
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trad. (深更) | 深 | 更 | |
simp. #(深更) | 深 | 更 | |
anagram | 更深 |
Pronunciation
Noun
深更
- very late at night; middle of the night
- 舊情夜窗邊,一個人到深更。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
- From: 2016, 陳雷, 悲傷的雨水
- Kū-chêng iā thang piⁿ, chi̍t-ê-lâng kàu chhim-kiⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- At the windowsill of past love's night, I was all alone till the middle of the night.
旧情夜窗边,一个人到深更。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
Synonyms
- 深夜 (shēnyè)
Derived terms
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Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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深 | 更 |
しん Grade: 3 | こう Grade: S |
kan’on |
Etymology
/ɕinkau/ → /ɕinkɔː/ → /ɕinkoː/
Appears to be from Middle Chinese 深更 (MC ɕiɪm kˠæŋ). Also analyzable as a compound of 深 (shin, “deep”) + 更 (kō, “late night”, in reference to one of the five night-watchman shifts in pre-modern Japan).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) しんこー [shìńkóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɕĩŋko̞ː]
Noun
深更 • (shinkō) ←しんかう (sinkau)?
- the middle of the night, late at night
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan