甲夜
Chinese
| 1st heavenly stem; armour; shell | night | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (甲夜) |
甲 | 夜 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎyè
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎyè
- Wade–Giles: chia3-yeh4
- Yale: jyǎ-yè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeayeh
- Palladius: цзяе (czjaje)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaap3 je6
- Yale: gaap yeh
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaap8 je6
- Guangdong Romanization: gab3 yé6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaːp̚³ jɛː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
甲夜
- (historical) first watch; of the five traditional night-watches, from around 7pm until 9pm.
Coordinate terms
- 乙夜 (yǐyè, “second watch”)
- 丙夜 (bǐngyè, “third watch”)
- 丁夜 (dīngyè, “fourth watch”)
- 戊夜 (wùyè, “fifth watch”)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 甲 | 夜 |
| こう Grade: S |
や Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | |
Noun
甲夜 • (kōya)
- (historical) first watch of the five night-watches, around 7–9 p.m.