宵 | 929A15 62.42-2 | 部居 | 畫數 10 | ㄒㄧㄠ [xiao1] . [Cf. 霄 31D.42] | ||||||||
N | Night: 元宵 festival on 15th day of first lunar month, also dumplings eaten at this festival; 宵禁 [xiao1jin4]↓; 宵衣旰食 get up before dawn and eat late-busy with state affairs; 宵旰之勞 labor incessantly on duties; 通宵 all night; 通宵不寐 could not sleep all night; 深宵 deep night; 中宵 midnight; 宵程,宵征 night journey. | |||||||||||
Words | 1.宵分 [xiao1fen1], n., midnight. 2.宵旰 [xiao1gan4], phr., see N.↑. 3.宵禁 [xiao1jin4], n., curfew. 4.宵中 [xiao1zhong1], n., midnight. 5.宵類 [xiao1lei4], n., thieves and rascals. 6.宵魄 [xiao1po4], n., (rare, LL) the moon. 7.宵人 [xiao1ren2], n., gangster, burglar and the like. 8.宵小 [xiao1xiao3], n., see [xiao1ren2]↑. 9.宵夜 [xiao1ye4], (1) n., night snack (also wr. 消夜); (2) v.t., to pass the time at night. |