半夜,夜晚十二點鐘,前後時間都叫半夜。夜有唔同叫法,午夜、子夜、夜半、三更、三更半夜、半夜三更。子時,即夜晚十一點到朝早一點左右。十一點到十二點屬子初,十二點到一點屬子正。古時係睇日頭來計時,半夜日落後到日出正中時份,所以唔係咁定。呢個同英文 midnight 個意思係一樣。打更就係咁定義,入夜分成五分,當中三更就喺中間。有時辰概念,子時,子初,子正,就有確定時刻,西洋方式午夜十二點(12:00 mn、12:00am)、廿四點(24:00)、零點(00:00)。
日本又叫真夜中、或者真夜。
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