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ngˏ₅五gaangˉ¹更

Pinyin: wu3 geng1

Translations

nounthe five watches (period) of the night; the fifth watch of the night; just before dawn

heiˊ²起ngˏ₅五gaangˉ¹更

Pinyin: qi3 wu3 jing1

Translations

nounto get up in the early hours of the morning when it is nearly dawn.

saamˉ¹三gaangˉ¹更kungˎ₄窮ngˏ₅五gaangˉ¹更fu˗₃富

简三更穷五更富

Pinyin: san1 geng1 qiong2 wu3 geng1 fu4

Translations

nounlit. poor at 3 o'clock and rich by 5, meaning one who has no financial planning, and spending all of what one's earn quickly