宵 (siu1) — night; evening; dark in Cantonese
siuˉ¹宵Mandarin Pinyin: xiao1
Meaning of 宵
nounnight; evening; dark
Example Sentences with 宵
亞蓮隔籬周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾。
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
heoi˗₃去ninˎ₄年siu1.宵。
Go to the Lunar New Year fair.
ninˎ₄年siuˉ¹宵houˊ²好wongˍ₆旺aa3!呀！
The Lunar New Year fair is so popular!
ninˎ₄年siuˉ¹宵houˊ²好jitˍ₆熱naau6.鬧。
The Lunar New Year fair is very lively.
ninˎ₄年siuˉ¹宵houˊ²好doˉ¹多jeˏ₅嘢sik6.食。
There's lots of food at the Lunar New Year fair.
Words Containing 宵
元宵jyun4 siu1
the 15th of the 1st lunar month, the Lantern festival
年宵花市nin4 siu1 faa1 si5
Lunar New Year flower market
年宵市場nin4 siu1 si5 coeng4
Lunar New Year Fair
深宵sam1 siu1
late night
通宵tung1 siu1
overnight
街鐘宵夜殺馬gaai1 zung1 siu1 je6 saat3 maa5
to pay for a nightclub hostess to be taken out of a bar, followed by dinner and sex [colloquial]
宵禁siu1 gam3
curfew
行年宵haang4 nin4 siu1
visiting the Lunar New Year Fair; walk the year night
夜宵je6 siu1
night-time snack/meal
通宵達旦tung1 siu1 daat6 daan3
stay up the entire night
今宵gam1 siu1
Tonight
年宵nin4 siu1
noun; Lunar New Year
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