夕

Characters in the same phonetic series (夕) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Pictogram (象形) — moon crescent. Compare 月.
Related to 汐 (OC *ljaːɡ, “evening tide”).
Schuessler (2007) suggests it is from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-r(j)ak (“day; full day; to spend the night”); cognate with Tibetan ཞག (zhag, “day (24 hours)”), Mizo riak (“to pass the night”), Jingpho [script needed] (jaʔ⁵⁵, “day (24 hours)”), Burmese ရက် (rak, “day (24 hours)”), Lahu há (“night; to pass the night”); may also be cognate with 宿 (OC *suɡs, *suɡ, “to spend the night”) and 昔 (OC *sjaːɡ, “former times”). It is noted that in the oracle bone script, the 24 hour day started and ended some time in the evening or night. Since 日 (rì, “sun”) has acquired the meaning of "day (24 hours)", 夕 was then restricted to the time of the day's end.
On the other hand, STEDT suggests 夕 (OC *ljaːɡ, “evening; night”) was derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ja-n (“night”), from which 夜 (OC *laːɡs, “night”) was also derived. However, 夕 was also compared to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-r(j)ak (“day; full day; to spend the night”). Schuessler (2007) assigns Chinese 夜 (yè) to *ja (“night”) instead, and notes *ja (“night”) and *ryak (“day (24 hours)”) were kept strictly separate in Tibeto-Burman.

och-l

Woe to us soldiers on these expeditions! Morning and evening we have no rest.

The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

哀我征夫、朝夕不暇。

What night is tonight, that I take a boat into the stream? What day is today, that I get to share a boat with a prince?

Jīnxī hé xī xī, qiān zhōu zhōngliú. Jīnrì hérì xī, dé yǔ wángzǐ tóng zhōu.

今夕何夕兮，搴舟中流。今日何日兮，得與王子同舟。

今夕何夕兮，搴舟中流。今日何日兮，得与王子同舟。

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)


宵

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sew): semantic 宀 (“roof”) + phonetic 肖 (OC *slew, *slews).

Han compound

In the day time collect the grass, and at night twist it into ropes.

晝爾于茅、宵爾索綯。

昼尔于茅、宵尔索绹。

《雨霖鈴》 - 柳永 （宋朝)

Hán chán qī qiè. Duì cháng tíng wǎn, zhòu yǔ chū xiē. Dōumén zhàng yǐn wú xù, liúliàn chù, lán zhōu cuī fā. Zhíshǒu xiàng kàn lèiyǎn, jìng wúyǔ níngyē. Niàn qù qù, qiānlǐ yān bō, mù ǎi chén chén chǔ tiān kuò. Duōqíng zìgǔ shāng líbié, gèng nà kān, lěngluò qīng qiū jié. Jīnxiāo jiǔ xǐng héchù? Yángliǔ àn, xiǎo fēng cányuè. Cǐ qù jīng nián, yìng shì liángchén hǎo jǐng xūshè. Biàn zòng yǒu, qiān zhǒng fēngqíng, gèng yǔ hérén shuō?

寒蟬淒切。對長亭晚，驟雨初歇。都門帳飲無緒，留戀處、蘭舟催發。執手相看淚眼，竟無語凝噎。念去去、千里煙波，暮靄沉沉楚天闊。多情自古傷離別，更那堪、冷落清秋節。今宵酒醒何處？楊柳岸、曉風殘月。此去經年，應是良辰好景虛設。便縱有、千種風情，更與何人說？

《雨霖鈴》 - 柳永 （宋朝)

寒蝉凄切。对长亭晚，骤雨初歇。都门帐饮无绪，留恋处、兰舟催发。执手相看泪眼，竟无语凝噎。念去去、千里烟波，暮霭沉沉楚天阔。多情自古伤离别，更那堪、冷落清秋节。今宵酒醒何处？杨柳岸、晓风残月。此去经年，应是良辰好景虚设。便纵有、千种风情，更与何人说？


夜

Characters in the same phonetic series (亦) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *laːɡs): phonetic 亦 (OC *laːɡ) + semantic 夕 (“moon”). 夕 (OC *ljaːɡ) may also serve as another phonetic component.
The lower-right portion is a corruption/graphical variant of 夕 (xī); the remainder (亠 + 亻) is a reduced and distorted form of 亦 (yì), used phonetically.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ja-n (“night”) (STEDT); cognate with Mizo zân (“night”), Burmese ည (nya., “night”).
Schuessler (2007) believes 夜 (OC *laːɡs) and 夕 (OC *ljaːɡ) are distinct as Tibeto-Burman keeps the etyma *ja-n (“night”) and *s-r(j)ak (“day; day (24 hours); night”) strictly separate. However, Baxter and Sagart (2014) suggest that 夜 (yè) and 夕 (xī) have clear etymological connections and thus reconstructs similar finals in both words.

Han compound

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


暮

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *maːɡs): phonetic 莫 (OC *maːɡ) + semantic 日 (“sun”).


午前

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ t͡sʰiːn²¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ t͡sʰiːn²¹/


午後

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ hɐu̯²²/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au³³/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ au³³/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au²²/

/ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ au²²/

/ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hio²²/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

/ŋ̍¹³ hɐu̯²²/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au³³/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ au³³/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au²²/

/ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ au²²/

/ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hio²²/


黃昏

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (黃昏):
* → Japanese: 黄昏(こうこん) (kōkon)
* → Korean: 황혼(黃昏) (hwanghon)
* → Vietnamese: hoàng hôn (黃昏)

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ fɐn⁵⁵/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hun⁴⁴/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hun³³/

/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hun⁴⁴/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hun⁴⁴/

/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hun⁴⁴/

/ŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huŋ³³/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ fɐn⁵⁵/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hun⁴⁴/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² hun³³/

/hɔŋ¹³⁻²² hun⁴⁴/

/hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hun⁴⁴/

/hɔŋ²³⁻³³ hun⁴⁴/

/ŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huŋ³³/


上午

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saŋ²¹³ vu⁵³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ vou²⁴/

/sœːŋ²² ŋ̍¹³/

/sɒ̃⁴⁵ vu⁵³/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ŋɔ̃⁵³/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ŋɔ̃⁴¹/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ŋɔ̃⁵³/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ ŋɔ̃⁵³/

/siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/ʂan²¹⁻¹¹ u⁴¹/

/san²¹⁻¹¹ u⁴¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saŋ²¹³ vu⁵³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ vou²⁴/

/sœːŋ²² ŋ̍¹³/

/sɒ̃⁴⁵ vu⁵³/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ŋɔ̃⁵³/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ŋɔ̃⁴¹/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ŋɔ̃⁵³/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ ŋɔ̃⁵³/

/siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/ʂan²¹⁻¹¹ u⁴¹/

/san²¹⁻¹¹ u⁴¹/

(～村) Shangwu (a village in Gangwei, Longhai, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)


半夜

/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/pan²¹³ iɛ²¹³/

/pæ̃⁴⁴ iə²⁴/

/pæ̃⁴⁴ iə⁴⁴/

/puːn³³ jɛː²²/

/puːn³³ jɛː²²⁻³⁵/

/pᵘɔn³³ jiɛ³²⁻²¹⁵/

/pæ̃⁴⁵ ie⁴⁵/

/puan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ia⁴¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ ia²²/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ia⁴¹/

/pø³³ ɦia⁴⁴/

/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/pan²¹³ iɛ²¹³/

/pæ̃⁴⁴ iə²⁴/

/pæ̃⁴⁴ iə⁴⁴/

/puːn³³ jɛː²²/

/puːn³³ jɛː²²⁻³⁵/

/pᵘɔn³³ jiɛ³²⁻²¹⁵/

/pæ̃⁴⁵ ie⁴⁵/

/puan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ia⁴¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ ia²²/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ia⁴¹/

/pø³³ ɦia⁴⁴/

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE

Hūrán dà léi dà yǔ, jiāyǐ bīngbáo, luò dào bànyè fāng zhǐ, huài què fángwū wúshù.

忽然大雷大雨，加以冰雹，落到半夜方止，壞卻房屋無數。

忽然大雷大雨，加以冰雹，落到半夜方止，坏却房屋无数。

midnight; (in general) late at night; deep of the night; the middle of the night


深夜

/ʂən⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ jɛː²²/

/t͡sʰɨm²⁴⁻¹¹ i̯a⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɨm²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i̯a⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² ia²²/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² ia²²/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ ia³³/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ ia³³/

/ʂən⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ jɛː²²/

/t͡sʰɨm²⁴⁻¹¹ i̯a⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɨm²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i̯a⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² ia²²/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² ia²²/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ ia³³/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ ia³³/

late at night; deep of the night; the middle of the night


傍晚

/pɑŋ⁵¹ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɑŋ⁵¹ wɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɔːŋ²² maːn¹³/

/pʰɔːŋ²¹ maːn¹³/

/pɔŋ²²⁻²¹ buan⁵³/

/pɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² buan⁵⁵⁴/

/pɔŋ²²⁻²¹ buan⁵³/

/pɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ buan⁵³/

/pɔŋ³³⁻²¹ buan⁴¹/

/pʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ muŋ⁵²/

/bɑ̃²² ɦue⁴⁴/

/pɑŋ⁵¹ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɑŋ⁵¹ wɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɔːŋ²² maːn¹³/

/pʰɔːŋ²¹ maːn¹³/

/pɔŋ²²⁻²¹ buan⁵³/

/pɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² buan⁵⁵⁴/

/pɔŋ²²⁻²¹ buan⁵³/

/pɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ buan⁵³/

/pɔŋ³³⁻²¹ buan⁴¹/

/pʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ muŋ⁵²/

/bɑ̃²² ɦue⁴⁴/

A summer evening is a kindly old grandmother.

Xiàtiān de bàngwǎn shì yīwèi cíxiáng de lǎonǎinǎi.

夏天的傍晚是一位慈祥的老奶奶。

In the evening, the wild noise of swallows echoed through the amiable twilight sky.

Bàngwǎn, yànquè de kuáng zào chuānguò mù ǎi zài tiānkōng huí rào.

傍晚，燕雀的狂噪穿過暮藹在天空迴繞。

傍晚，燕雀的狂噪穿过暮蔼在天空回绕。


夜半

/jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pän⁵¹/

/jɛː²² puːn³³/

/ɦia²² pø⁴⁴/

/jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pän⁵¹/

/jɛː²² puːn³³/

/ɦia²² pø⁴⁴/


一大早

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tä⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tä⁵¹ t͡saʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ taːi̯²² t͡sou̯³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tä⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tä⁵¹ t͡saʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐt̚⁵ taːi̯²² t͡sou̯³⁵/

She got up early to try on different clothes like she was rushing for an audition.

Tā yīdàzǎo jiù qǐlái shìchuān yīfu, nòng de zìjǐ gēn gǎn yǎnchū shìde.

她一大早就起來試穿衣服，弄得自己跟趕演出似的。

她一大早就起来试穿衣服，弄得自己跟赶演出似的。


深更

/ʂən⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ kĩ⁴⁴/

/ʂən⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ kĩ⁴⁴/

At the windowsill of past love's night, I was all alone till the middle of the night.

2016, 陳雷, 悲傷的雨水

Kū-chêng iā thang piⁿ, chi̍t-ê-lâng kàu chhim-kiⁿ.

舊情夜窗邊，一個人到深更。

2016, 陳雷, 悲傷的雨水

旧情夜窗边，一个人到深更。


暮色

/mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/bɔ⁴¹⁻²² siak̚⁵/

/bɔ²²⁻²¹ siɪk̚³²/

/mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/bɔ⁴¹⁻²² siak̚⁵/

/bɔ²²⁻²¹ siɪk̚³²/


半暝

/puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ mĩ²⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mi²⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mĩ²⁴/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ mĩ²⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁴² mi²⁴/

/puã²¹⁻³³ mɛ²³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ mɛ̃¹³/

/puã²¹⁻⁴² me²⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ mẽ²³/

/pũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mẽ⁵⁵/

/puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ mĩ²⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mi²⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mĩ²⁴/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ mĩ²⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁴² mi²⁴/

/puã²¹⁻³³ mɛ²³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ mɛ̃¹³/

/puã²¹⁻⁴² me²⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ mẽ²³/

/pũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mẽ⁵⁵/


薄暮

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ mu⁵¹/

/pɔːk̚² mou̯²²/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ mu⁵¹/

/pɔːk̚² mou̯²²/


日晝

/nˡiʔ⁵⁻²¹ tɑu²¹³/

/lit̚⁴³⁻²¹ tau²¹/

/d͡zit̚⁴³⁻²¹ tau²¹/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tau²¹/

/d͡zit̚¹⁴⁻³³ tau¹¹/

/nˡiʔ⁵⁻²¹ tɑu²¹³/

/lit̚⁴³⁻²¹ tau²¹/

/d͡zit̚⁴³⁻²¹ tau²¹/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tau²¹/

/d͡zit̚¹⁴⁻³³ tau¹¹/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min, Puxian Min, dialectal Wu) noon


大天白日

ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄅㄞˊ ㄖˋ

/tä⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ paːk̚² jɐt̚²/

/tä⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ paːk̚² jɐt̚²/


向暮

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/

/hœːŋ³³ mou̯²²/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/

/hœːŋ³³ mou̯²²/


傍黑

/pɑŋ⁵¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pɑŋ⁵¹ xəɻ⁵⁵/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pɔːŋ²² hɐk̚⁵/

/pɑŋ⁵¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pɑŋ⁵¹ xəɻ⁵⁵/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pɔːŋ²² hɐk̚⁵/

(regional) nightfall; toward evening; dusk


眠起

/muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

/miŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

/meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

/muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

/miŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

/meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/


半晡

/puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muo⁵⁵/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ⁴⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ³³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ⁴⁴/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ⁴⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ⁴⁴/

/puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muo⁵⁵/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ⁴⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ³³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ⁴⁴/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ⁴⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ⁴⁴/

(Eastern Min) nightfall; toward evening; dusk


煞黑

/ʃat̚²¹ hɐk̚²⁴/

/sa̠²⁴ xɤ̞²⁴/

/ʃat̚²¹ hɐk̚²⁴/

/sa̠²⁴ xɤ̞²⁴/

(Wuhan Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Waxiang, Xiang) nightfall; toward evening; dusk


擦黑

/t͡sʰa²¹ xɛ²¹/

/t͡sʰa²¹⁻²⁴ xei²¹/

/t͡sʰaʔ²⁻⁵⁴ xəʔ²/

/t͡sʰa²¹ xɛ²¹/

/t͡sʰa²¹⁻²⁴ xei²¹/

/t͡sʰaʔ²⁻⁵⁴ xəʔ²/

(Xi'an Mandarin, Sichuanese, Jin) nightfall; toward evening; dusk


黑將來

/xəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡sɒ̃¹¹ lai¹¹/

/xəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡sɒ̃¹¹ lai¹¹/


後晌

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɑ̃ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐu̯²² hœːŋ³⁵/

/xəu⁴⁵ t͡sʰɒ̃⁵³/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɑ̃ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐu̯²² hœːŋ³⁵/

/xəu⁴⁵ t͡sʰɒ̃⁵³/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɑŋ¹/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɑŋ¹/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐu̯²² hœːŋ³⁵/


前晌

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂɑ̃ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ hœːŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰie¹¹ t͡sʰɒ̃⁵³/

/t͡ɕʰie¹¹ sɒ̃⁵³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂɑ̃ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ hœːŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰie¹¹ t͡sʰɒ̃⁵³/

/t͡ɕʰie¹¹ sɒ̃⁵³/


晚邊子

/u̯an⁴¹ pi̯ẽ³³ t͡sz̩³/

/u̯an⁴¹ pi̯ẽ³³ t͡sz̩³/


打麻子眼兒

/ta⁵³ ma²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³ iɚ⁵³/

/ta⁵³ ma²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³ iɚ⁵³/

(Sichuanese) nightfall; toward evening; dusk


麻麻黑

/ma²¹ ma²¹⁻⁵⁵ xɛ²¹/

/ma²¹ ma²¹⁻⁵⁵ xɛ²¹/


日上

/ˈn̠ʲit̚⁵ sɔŋ¹¹/

/ˈn̠ʲit̚⁵ sɔŋ¹¹/

(Gan, dialectal Huizhou, Northern Min) daytime; day


夜快同

/ɦia²² kʰua⁵⁵ doŋ²¹/

/ɦia²² kʰua⁵⁵ doŋ²¹/


夜快

/iɑ⁵² kʰuɑ¹¹/

/iɑ⁵² kʰuɑ¹¹/


齊夜快

/ʑi²² ɦia⁵⁵ kʰua²¹/

/ʑi²² ɦia⁵⁵ kʰua²¹/


黃昏頭

/ɦuɑ̃²² huən⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/ɦuɑ̃²² huən⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/


半夜間子

/põ⁴⁵ i̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹ ka̠³³ t͡sz̩³/

/põ⁴⁵ i̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹ xa̠³ t͡sz̩³/

/põ⁴⁵ i̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹ ka̠³³ t͡sz̩³/

/põ⁴⁵ i̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹ xa̠³ t͡sz̩³/


斷黑

/tõ²¹⁻¹¹ xɤ̞²⁴/

/tõ²¹⁻¹¹ xɤ̞²⁴/


暝暗頭

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

(Teochew) nightfall; toward evening; dusk


隨暗

/sui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ am²¹³/

/sui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ am²¹³/


日裡向

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ li²² ɕiã²³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ²² li⁵² ɕiã³³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ li²² ɕiã²³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ²² li⁵² ɕiã³³/


矇矇亮

/mɤŋ⁵⁵ mɤŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/mʊŋ²¹ mʊŋ²¹ lœːŋ²²/

/mɤŋ⁵⁵ mɤŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/mʊŋ²¹ mʊŋ²¹ lœːŋ²²/


拆合

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ haʔ¹²¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ haʔ⁴/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ haʔ¹²¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ haʔ⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) at the crack of dawn


殕殕光

/pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/pʰu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kŋ̍³³/

/pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuĩ⁴⁴/

/pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/pʰu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kŋ̍³³/

/pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuĩ⁴⁴/


暝昏頭

/mɛ²² hui³⁵⁻³³ tʰau²²/

/mɛ²² hui³⁵⁻³³ tʰau²²/

(Leizhou Min) early evening (around 6PM to 8PM)


日晝前

(Leizhou Min) morning; before noon; a.m.


眠起早

/muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sa⁵²/

/miŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sa⁵²/

/meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sa⁵²⁻²¹/

/muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sa⁵²/

/miŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sa⁵²/

/meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sa⁵²⁻²¹/


使黑

/ʃɐi²¹ hɐk̚²⁴/

/ʃɐi²¹ hɐk̚²⁴/

(Yangjiang Cantonese) nightfall; toward evening; dusk


上晏

/ʃiɛŋ⁵⁵ an²⁴/

/ʃiɛŋ⁵⁵ an²⁴/