晏 (aan3) — late in Cantonese
aan˗₃晏Mandarin Pinyin: yan4
Meaning of 晏
nounlate
nounclear (sky, sea, water, etc.)
nounpeaceful; quiet
nouna Chinese family name
noun(noun) 1. lunch; 2. afternoon
Example Sentences with 晏
朝早食嗰碗粥稀冧冧，未到晏晝就餓嘅嘞
The bowl of porridge you had this morning was so watery. You will be hungry before noon.
ngoˏ₅我jatˉ¹一dimˊ²點haiˊ²喺waanˉ¹灣zaiˊ²仔sikˍ₆食aan˗₃晏。
I have lunch in Wanchai at 1:00 p.m.
zouˊ²早tauˊ²抖laa1,啦，mˎ₄唔houˊ²好waanˊ²玩gam˗₃咁aan3.晏。
Go to bed early, don't play so late.
gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日soengˊ²想aan˗₃晏diˉ¹啲singˊ²醒fan3.瞓。
I want to wake up a bit later today.
gam˗₃咁aan˗₃晏ge˗₃嘅maanˏ₅晚tauˎ₄頭je6.夜。
So late tonight.
Words Containing 晏
食晏sik6 aan3
to eat lunch | Mand.: 吃午餐 | Short for 食晏晝飯
搵餐晏仔wan2 caan1 aan3 zai2
to make a living; to earn one's keep; to maintain one's livelihood
下晏haa6 aan3
afternoon
黃朝百晏wong4 ziu1 baak3 ngaan3
it's late in the morning
瞓晏覺fan3 aan3 gaau3
睡午覺
晏啲aan3 di1
after a while; later
晏晝飯aan3 zau3 faan6
lunch | Mand.: 午餐; 午飯
晏晝aan3 zau3
afternoon
晏覺aan3 gaau3
afternoon nap; siesta | Mand.: 午覺
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