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五更 (ng5 gaang1) — the five watches (period) of the night; the fifth watch of the night; just before dawn in Cantonese

ngˏ₅五gaangˉ¹更
Mandarin Pinyin: wu3 geng1

Meaning of 五更

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

Example Sentences with 五更

zouˊ²早heiˊ²起ngˏ₅五gangˉ¹更houˊ²好。
Waking up early is good.
ngoˏ₅我zouˊ²早heiˊ²起ngˏ₅五gangˉ¹更。
I wake up very early.
keoiˏ₅佢mˎ₄唔soengˊ²想heiˊ²起ngˏ₅五gangˉ¹更。
He doesn't want to wake up early.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日heiˊ²起ngˏ₅五gangˉ¹更。
He always wakes up very early.
neiˏ₅你heiˊ²起ngˏ₅五gangˉ¹更meˉ¹咩？
Are you waking up early?
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Characters in 五更

五ng5
five; fifth
更gang1
a watch period (one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided starting at 7pm)

Words Containing 五更

起五更hei2 ng5 gaang1
to get up in the early hours of the morning when it is nearly dawn.
三更窮五更富saam1 gaang1 kung4 ng5 gaang1 fu3
lit. 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

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