"二更" meaning in Chinese

See 二更 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ kɤŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /jiː²² kaːŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /d͡zi¹¹ kẽ³³/ [Min-Nan, Teochew, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 二更
  1. (archaic) second watch (between 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm) Tags: archaic Related terms: 初更 (chūgēng), 三更 (sāngēng), 四更 (sìgēng), 五更 (wǔgēng)
    Sense id: en-二更-zh-noun-cy8MlaYE Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "second watch (between 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm)"
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) second watch (between 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm)"
      ],
      "related": [
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          "roman": "chūgēng",
          "word": "初更"
        },
        {
          "roman": "sāngēng",
          "word": "三更"
        },
        {
          "roman": "sìgēng",
          "word": "四更"
        },
        {
          "roman": "wǔgēng",
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        }
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      "zh_pron": "èrgēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄦˋ ㄍㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ji⁶ gaang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ri⁷ gên¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "èrgēng"
    },
    {
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄦˋ ㄍㄥ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "èrgeng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "êrh⁴-kêng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "èr-gēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ellgeng"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ergɛn",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "эргэн"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ kɤŋ⁵⁵/",
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        "Standard-Chinese",
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "yih gāang"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "ji⁶ gaang¹"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yi⁶ gang¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː²² kaːŋ⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ri⁷ gên¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jī keⁿ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡zi¹¹ kẽ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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  "word": "二更"
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      "roman": "sāngēng",
      "word": "三更"
    },
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      "roman": "sìgēng",
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      "glosses": [
        "second watch (between 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm)"
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        "(archaic) second watch (between 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm)"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "èrgēng"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄦˋ ㄍㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ji⁶ gaang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ri⁷ gên¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "èrgēng"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄦˋ ㄍㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "èrgeng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "êrh⁴-kêng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "èr-gēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ellgeng"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ergɛn",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "эргэн"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ kɤŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ji⁶ gaang¹"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yih gāang"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ji⁶ gaang¹"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yi⁶ gang¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː²² kaːŋ⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ri⁷ gên¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jī keⁿ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡zi¹¹ kẽ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "二更"
}

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