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  1. Night / Evening

  2. Meiya

  3. Midnight

  4. Night

  5. Tranquil Night

  6. Inuyasha

  7. Midnight

  8. Fortnite

  9. Tranquil Midnight

10. Only the sleepless know the length of night

11. One Who Does Not Do Bad Things, Worries Not of Knocks at His Door


Night / Evening

 yè
 yoru
 
Night / Evening Scroll

As simple as that, 夜 is the character that means evening or night in Chinese, Korean and Japanese.

Sometimes can mean “in the dark.”

 mei ya
Meiya Scroll

This a Japanese word that means “tomorrow night” but is also used as a female given name pronounced Meiya or Akiyo.

 wǔ yè
Midnight Scroll

午夜 is the best way to write midnight in Chinese for the purposes of calligraphy artwork.

 yè wǎn
Night Scroll

夜晚 is a two-character word that means night in Chinese.

Tranquil Night

 seiya
Tranquil Night Scroll

静夜 is a Japanese word meaning “quiet night” or “tranquil night.” It implies late night, such as midnight.

静夜 is also a female given name in Japanese, Seiya.

 quǎn yè chà
 inu ya sha
Inuyasha Scroll

犬夜叉 is the title Inuyasha or Inu Yasha, a fictional character meaning “dog demon” from Japanese Manga.

Also known by Manga-lovers in China.

 mayonaka
Midnight Scroll

真夜中 is the Japanese title for midnight or “the dead of night.”

This can also be a Japanese female given name pronounced Sayana.

 bǎo lěi zhī yè
Fortnite Scroll

堡壘之夜 is the name for the Fortnite video game in Chinese.

堡壘 literally means fort.
之 is a possessive article.
夜 means night.

Tranquil Midnight

 yè shēn rén jìng
Tranquil Midnight Scroll

夜深人靜 literally means “Night Deep/Dark People Quiet/Tranquil.”

In more natural English, some translate this as “late night, all is quiet,” “tranquil midnight,” or “in the dead of night” (implying the dead quiet of midnight).

Tranquil Midnight

 yōu jìng de wǔ yè
Tranquil Midnight Scroll

幽靜的午夜 is a way to express the emotions that you might feel at midnight.

Beyond peaceful, quiet, or tranquil, there is an idea of being remote or lonesome, buried in the meaning of the first two characters.

Only the sleepless know the length of night

 bù mián zhī yè cháng jiǔ jiāo zhī rén xīn
Only the sleepless know the length of night Scroll

不眠之夜长久交知人心 literally translates as: [Only one who does] not sleep, learns how long the night is; [Only by] long acquaintance [does one] learn a person ['s true] character.

Basically, this proverb suggests that we really need to experience something intimately and for a long time to really know everything about it.

This can also be translated as “Spending years with someone is the only way to know them.”

Note: Sometimes this proverb is split into just the first or second idea alone (first 5 or last 5 characters only).

One Who Does Not Do Bad Things, Worries Not of Knocks at His Door

 bái tiān bú zuò kuī xīn shì yè bàn qiāo mén bù chī jīng
One Who Does Not Do Bad Things, Worries Not of Knocks at His Door Scroll

白天不做亏心事夜半敲门不吃惊 literally translates as: [If one does] not do bad things in the daytime, one need not be alarmed at knocks on the door in the middle of the night.

The meaning is something like, “A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.” Basically, the message is, “don't commit crimes and you won't be jumpy every time the doorbell rings (so don't do anything wrong and your life will have fewer worries and you can sleep at night).”


Not the results for 夜 that you were looking for?

Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

see styles

    ye4
yeh
 yoru(p); yo
    よる(P); よ

More info & calligraphy:

Night / Evening
night
(n,adv) (1) evening; night; (2) (よる only) dinner; (female given name) Yoru
Night; translit ya.

午夜

see styles
wǔ yè
    wu3 ye4
wu yeh

More info & calligraphy:

Midnight
midnight

夜晚

see styles
yè wǎn
    ye4 wan3
yeh wan

More info & calligraphy:

Night
night; CL:個|个[ge4]

明夜

see styles
 myouya / myoya
    みょうや

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Meiya
(n,adv) tomorrow night; (female given name) Meiya

静夜

see styles
 seiya / seya
    せいや

More info & calligraphy:

Tranquil Night
quiet night; (female given name) Seiya

犬夜叉

see styles
quǎn yè chà
    quan3 ye4 cha4
ch`üan yeh ch`a
    chüan yeh cha
 inuyasha
    いぬやしゃ

More info & calligraphy:

Inuyasha
Inuyasha, fictional character
(work) Inuyasha (manga series); (wk) Inuyasha (manga series)

真夜中

see styles
 mayonaka
    まよなか

More info & calligraphy:

Midnight
(n,adv) dead of night; midnight; (female given name) Sayana

夜深人靜


夜深人静

see styles
yè shēn rén jìng
    ye4 shen1 ren2 jing4
yeh shen jen ching

More info & calligraphy:

Tranquil Midnight
in the dead of night (idiom)


see styles

    ye4
yeh
variant of [ye4]
See:

一夜

see styles
yī yè
    yi1 ye4
i yeh
 ichiya(p); hitoya; hitoyo
    いちや(P); ひとや; ひとよ
(n,adv) one night; all night; overnight; one evening; (female given name) Kazuyo
one night

丁夜

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 teiya / teya
    ていや
(archaism) fourth division of the night (approx. 1am to 3am)

七夜

see styles
 shichiya
    しちや
celebration of a child's seventh day; (female given name) Nanayo

三夜

see styles
 sanya
    さんや
(surname) San'ya

上夜

see styles
shàng yè
    shang4 ye4
shang yeh
to be on night duty

世夜

see styles
 seya
    せや
(female given name) Seya

丙夜

see styles
 heiya / heya
    へいや
(archaism) third division of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am)

中夜

see styles
zhōng yè
    zhong1 ye4
chung yeh
 chuuya / chuya
    ちゅうや
(1) {Buddh} (See 六時) midnight period; midnight service; (2) (archaism) winter solstice; (surname) Nakaya
midnight

乙夜

see styles
 itsuya; otsuya
    いつや; おつや
(archaism) second division of the night (approx. 9pm to 11pm); (female given name) Itsuya

五夜

see styles
 goya
    ごや
(1) (archaism) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; (2) the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am); (female given name) Sayo

亜夜

see styles
 ayo
    あよ
(female given name) Ayo

今夜

see styles
jīn yè
    jin1 ye4
chin yeh
 konya
    こんや
tonight; this evening
(n,adv) this evening; tonight

以夜

see styles
 iyo
    いよ
(female given name) Iyo

伴夜

see styles
bàn yè
    ban4 ye4
pan yeh
 hanya
伴靈 To watch with the spirit of a departed monk the night before the cremation.

佑夜

see styles
 yuuya / yuya
    ゆうや
(personal name) Yūya

佳夜

see styles
 kaya
    かや
(female given name) Kaya

來夜

see styles
 raiya
    らいや
(female given name) Raiya

侵夜

see styles
qīn yè
    qin1 ye4
ch`in yeh
    chin yeh
(literary) nightfall; night

值夜

see styles
zhí yè
    zhi2 ye4
chih yeh
on night duty

優夜

see styles
 yuya
    ゆや
(female given name) Yuya

元夜

see styles
yuán yè
    yuan2 ye4
yüan yeh
Lantern Festival; night of 15th of first lunar month; see also 元宵[yuan2 xiao1]

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Night
Evening
yoruyè / ye4 / yeyeh
Meiya明夜mei ya / meiya
Midnight午夜wǔ yè / wu3 ye4 / wu ye / wuyewu yeh / wuyeh
Night夜晚yè wǎn / ye4 wan3 / ye wan / yewanyeh wan / yehwan
Tranquil Night静夜seiya
Inuyasha犬夜叉inu ya sha / inuyashaquǎn yè chà
quan3 ye4 cha4
quan ye cha
quanyecha
ch`üan yeh ch`a
chüanyehcha
chüan yeh cha
Midnight真夜中mayonaka
Fortnite堡壘之夜
堡垒之夜
bǎo lěi zhī yè
bao3 lei3 zhi1 ye4
bao lei zhi ye
baoleizhiye
pao lei chih yeh
paoleichihyeh
Tranquil Midnight夜深人靜
夜深人静
yè shēn rén jìng
ye4 shen1 ren2 jing4
ye shen ren jing
yeshenrenjing
yeh shen jen ching
yehshenjenching
Tranquil Midnight幽靜的午夜
幽静的午夜
yōu jìng de wǔ yè
you1 jing4 de wu3 ye4
you jing de wu ye
youjingdewuye
yu ching te wu yeh
yuchingtewuyeh
Only the sleepless know the length of night不眠之夜長久交知人心
不眠之夜长久交知人心
bù mián zhī yè cháng jiǔ jiāo zhī rén xīn
bu4 mian2 zhi1 ye4 chang2 jiu3 jiao1 zhi1 ren2 xin1
bu mian zhi ye chang jiu jiao zhi ren xin
pu mien chih yeh ch`ang chiu chiao chih jen hsin
pu mien chih yeh chang chiu chiao chih jen hsin
One Who Does Not Do Bad Things, Worries Not of Knocks at His Door白天不做虧心事夜半敲門不吃驚
白天不做亏心事夜半敲门不吃惊
bái tiān bú zuò kuī xīn shì yè bàn qiāo mén bù chī jīng
bai2 tian1 bu2 zuo4 kui1 xin1 shi4 ye4 ban4 qiao1 men2 bu4 chi1 jing1
bai tian bu zuo kui xin shi ye ban qiao men bu chi jing
pai t`ien pu tso k`uei hsin shih yeh pan ch`iao men pu ch`ih ching
pai tien pu tso kuei hsin shih yeh pan chiao men pu chih ching
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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