五更

Chinese

		five	to change; more; even more to change; more; even more; further; still; still more
simp. and trad. (五更)		五	更

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔgēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄍㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ gaang¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ńg-kâng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gǒ͘-kiⁿ / gō͘-kiⁿ / gō͘-keⁿ / ngó͘-keng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔgēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄍㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔgeng
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-kêng¹
    • Yale: wǔ-gēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuugeng
    • Palladius: угэн (ugɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ gaang¹
    • Yale: ńgh gāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ gaang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ gang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ kaːŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-kâng
    • Hakka Romanization System: ng` gang´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ng³ gang¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ kaŋ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gǒ͘-kiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: gǒo-kinn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡɔ²² kĩ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-kiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: gōo-kinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goxkvy
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡɔ³³⁻¹¹ kĩ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ kĩ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-keⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: gōo-kenn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goxkvef
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡɔ³³⁻²¹ kẽ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ kɛ̃⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngó͘-keng
    • Tâi-lô: ngóo-king
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngofkefng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

五更

1. (archaic) the five watches of the night
2. (archaic) fifth watch (between 3:00am and 5:00am)

Related terms

• 初更 (chūgēng)
• 二更 (èrgēng)
• 三更 (sāngēng)
• 四更 (sìgēng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
五	更
ご Grade: 1	こう Grade: S
on’yomi	kan’on

Noun

五(ご)更(こう) • (gokō) 

1. (historical) the five watches of the night

   Synonym: 五夜 (goya)

2. (historical) the fifth watch of the night, 3 a.m. to 5 a.m.

   Coordinate terms: 初更, 二更, 三更, 四更, 五更