zhòu yè
day and night
period of 24 hours
continuously, without stop
rì yè
day and night
around the clock
yè xíng
night walk
night departure
nocturnal
yè mù
curtain of night
gathering darkness
yè shēn rén jìng
in the dead of night (idiom)
cháng yè
long dark night
fig. long period of misery and oppression
tōng yè
all through the night
overnight
lián yè
that very night
through the night
for several nights in a row
yè jiān
nighttime
evening or night (e.g. classes)
yè lǐ
during the night
at night
nighttime
guò yè
to spend the night
overnight
áo yè
to stay up late or all night
bàn yè
midnight
in the middle of the night
Quǎn yè chà
Inuyasha, fictional character
yè sè
night scene
the dim light of night
gé yè
overnight
of the previous day
yè xiào
evening school
night school
Yī qiān líng yī yè
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
zhěng yè
the whole night
all through the night
nián yè fàn
New Year's Eve family dinner
xiāo yè
midnight snack
late-night snack
Yè láng
small barbarian kingdom in southern China during the Han dynasty
yè lái xiāng
tuberose
Cestrum nocturnum, see also 夜香木
dàng yè
that very night
the same night
Chūn jiāng huā yuè yè
River on a spring night, long yuefu poem by 張若虛|张若虚[Zhang1 Ruo4 xu1]
méi rì méi yè
day and night
regardless of the time of day or night
yè yǐ jì rì
night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
bù fēn zhòu yè
day and night
round-the-clock
bàn yè sān gēng
in the depth of night
late at night
sān gēng bàn yè
in the depth of the night
very late at night
yè máng zhèng
night blindness
nyctalopia
màn màn cháng yè
endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering
yè bù guī sù
to stay out all night (idiom)
shēn gēng bàn yè
in the dead of night (idiom)
yè yīng
nightjar (nocturnal bird in the family Caprimulgidae)
cháng yè màn màn
endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering
Zhòng xià yè zhī mèng
Midsummer night's dream, comedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4]
yè lán
late at night
in the dead of night
tiǎo dēng yè zhàn
to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
to burn the midnight oil
Bā shān yè yǔ
rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land
Evening Rain, 1980 movie about the Cultural revolution
chè yè bù mián
to be sleepless all night
zhòu fú yè chū
nocturnal
to hide by day and come out at night
sù yè
morning and night
always
at all times
yuán yè
Lantern Festival
night of 15th of first lunar month
see also 元宵[yuan2 xiao1]
kāi yè chē
to burn the midnight oil
to work late into the night
yè lù
(bird species of China) black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
qián bàn yè
first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight)
yè bù bì hù
lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society
sù xīng yè mèi
to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard
to study diligently
to burn the candle at both ends
zhòu duǎn yè cháng
the winter days are short and the nights long (idiom)
chá yè
night patrol
to make nightly rounds
sù yè fěi xiè
to work from morning to night (idiom)
cháng yè nán míng
lit. many nights under a harsh moon
long years of oppression (idiom)
yī yè lù shui
one-night stand
ephemeral
bǐ zhòu zuò yè
to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
hēi tiān bàn yè
lit. the black sky of midnight
very late at night (idiom)
yè xíng zhòu fú
to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
bǔ zhòu bǔ yè
day and night (to toil, to abandon oneself to pleasure etc)
píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
Rest with a clear conscience.
bǐ yè zuò zhòu
lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
work especially hard
yè zhāo dài jiǔ huì
evening cocktail reception
yè xiāo r
erhua variant of 夜宵[ye4 xiao1]
Píng ān Yè
Silent Night (Christmas carol)
Christmas Eve
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
when it rains, it pours (idiom)
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
when it rains, it pours (idiom)
Tiān fāng Yè tán
The Arabian Nights (classic story)
yè jīng
night terror
sleep terror
pǔ tōng yè yīng
(bird species of China) grey nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka)
lín yè yīng
(bird species of China) savanna nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis)
zōng yè lù
(bird species of China) rufous night heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)
cháng wěi yè yīng
(bird species of China) large-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
lán xū yè fēng hǔ
(bird species of China) blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)
pò wū yòu zāo lián yè yǔ
see 屋漏偏逢連夜雨|屋漏偏逢连夜雨[wu1 lou4 pian1 feng2 lian2 ye4 yu3]
áo gēng shǒu yè
to stay up through the night (idiom)
xiāo yè
nighttime snack
late-night supper
máo tuǐ ěr yè yīng
(bird species of China) great eared nightjar (Eurostopodus macrotis)
Ōu yè yīng
(bird species of China) European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
yè lán rén jìng
the still of the night (idiom)
late at night
Yè láng zì dà
lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)
fig. foolish conceit
yè bù chéng mián
to be unable to sleep at night
Āi jí yè yīng
(bird species of China) Egyptian nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius)
chū yè
early evening
wedding night
(fig.) first sexual encounter
qīn yè
(literary) nightfall
night
Zhōng yà yè yīng
(bird species of China) Vaurie's nightjar (Caprimulgus centralasicus)
shàng bàn yè
first half of the night
time before midnight
yī yè bào hóng
to become popular overnight
yè chā
yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword)
(fig.) ferocious-looking person
yè chǎng
evening show (at theater etc)
yè li
during the night
at night
nighttime
yè mù dī chuí
darkness fell (falls, had fallen etc)
Yī qiān Líng Yī Yè
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights