二更

Chinese

		two	to change; more; even more to change; more; even more; further; still; still more
simp. and trad. (二更)		二	更

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): èrgēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄍㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ gaang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: èrgēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄍㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: èrgeng
    • Wade–Giles: êrh⁴-kêng¹
    • Yale: èr-gēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellgeng
    • Palladius: эргэн (ergɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ kɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ gaang¹
    • Yale: yih gāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ gaang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ gang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² kaːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

二更

1. (archaic) second watch (between 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm)

Related terms

• 初更 (chūgēng)
• 三更 (sāngēng)
• 四更 (sìgēng)
• 五更 (wǔgēng)