四更

Chinese

		four	to change; more; even more to change; more; even more; further; still; still more
simp. and trad. (四更)		四	更

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sìgēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄍㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ gaang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sìgēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄍㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìhgeng
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-kêng¹
    • Yale: sz̀-gēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhgeng
    • Palladius: сыгэн (sygɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ kɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei³ gaang¹
    • Yale: sei gāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ gaang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi³ gang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

四更

1. (archaic) fourth watch (between 1:00am and 3:00am)

Related terms

• 初更 (chūgēng)
• 二更 (èrgēng)
• 三更 (sāngēng)
• 五更 (wǔgēng)