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夜者,宵也,日既西落,一日之休也,或謂晚間、晚上。天朗氣清之時,常綴眾星及月,否則玄黑而已。夜有五更,一更爲戌,二更爲亥,三更為爲子,四更爲丑,五更爲寅。計十時。考今之曆法,則在午後六時至早間五時之間。子時謂子夜,或謂中夜、半夜、夜闌。今人謂夜半之食曰夜宵。蓋取二字同意也。希臘人謂曰倪克斯,奉之爲夜神,名列諸祖神中。
詠夜者古來已眾,四海皆同。
《詩》有云:「夜如何其?夜未央。君子至止,鑾聲鏘鏘」,央者,夜之盡也。
辛稼軒詞曰:「鳳簫聲動,玉壺光轉,一夜魚龍舞。」此寫夜中繁華,月既西浮者也。
唐張若虛《春江花月夜》云:「江畔何人初見月,江月何年初照人?」是乃咏月夜也。
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