規暝

See also: 规暝

Chinese

		compass; rule	(Southern Min) night
trad. (規暝)		規	暝
simp. (规暝)		规	暝
alternative forms		歸暝／归暝

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kui-mî / kui-mêe / kui-mê

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui-mî
    • Tâi-lô: kui-mî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuimii
    • IPA (Taipei): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Singapore): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² mi²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kui³³ mĩ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui-mêe
    • Tâi-lô: kui-mêe
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² mɛ̃¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui-mê
    • Tâi-lô: kui-mê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuimee
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ mẽ²³/
    • IPA (Singapore): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² me²⁴/

Adverb

規暝

1. (Southern Min) all night

   • 天欲光矣　勼佇棉被哭袂出聲　規暝佮目屎做伴 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     天欲光矣　勼伫棉被哭袂出声　规暝佮目屎做伴 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 莊玉嫻, 天欲光矣

     Thiⁿ beh kng--ah, kiu tī mî-phōe khàu bē chhut-siaⁿ, kui-mê kah ba̍k-sái chò-phōaⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     It's almost dawn / Curled up in the quilt, not able to cry out loud / Being together with tears all night

   • 民宿佇山區，氣溫誠下，窗外夜蟲無睏吼出聲，唱規暝的歌予阮聽。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     民宿伫山区，气温诚下，窗外夜虫无困吼出声，唱规暝的歌予阮听。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 張翠苓, 歡喜佮驚惶

     Bîn-siok tī soaⁿ-khu, khì-un chiâⁿ kē, thang-gōa iā-thâng bô khùn háu chhut-siaⁿ, chhiùⁿ kui-mê ê koa hō͘ goán thiaⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The guesthouse was in a mountain area, where the temperature was very low. The night bugs outside the window did not sleep and were chirping out loud, singing songs to me all night.

   • 無留半字，就斷了過去，不甘心付出，為伊哮歸暝。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     无留半字，就断了过去，不甘心付出，为伊哮归暝。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 黃乙玲, 無字的情批

     Bô lâu pòaⁿ lī, tiō tn̄g-liáu kòe-khì, m̄ kam-sim hù-chhut, ūi i háu kui-mî. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     He did not leave half a word and just ended the past. I am not willing to pay the price and cry all night because of him.

   • 驚你受風吹，驚你冷冷歸暝，因為你是我的一切。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     惊你受风吹，惊你冷冷归暝，因为你是我的一切。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 許富凱 (Henry Hsu), 棉照被

     Kiaⁿ lí siū hong chhoe, kiaⁿ lí léng-léng kui-mê, in-ūi lí sī góa ê it-chhè. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     I am afraid you'll be in the wind and be cold all night because you are my all.

Synonyms

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• 一黑夜 (ieh⁴ heh⁴ ie³) (Jin)
• 徹夜／彻夜 (chèyè)
• 成夜 (chéngyè)
• 成宿 (chéngxiǔ) (mainland China, colloquial)
• 成晚 (seng⁴ maan⁵) (Cantonese)
• 整夜 (zhěngyè)
• 整晚
• 終夜／终夜 (zhōngyè)
• 終宵／终宵 (zhōngxiāo) (literary)
• 規圇暝／规囵暝 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 規暗／规暗 (Hokkien)
• 通夜 (tōngyè)
• 透夜仔 (Hakka)
• 通宵 (tōngxiāo)
• 通宿 (tōngxiǔ)
• 透暗 (Hokkien)
• 透暗晡仔 (Hakka)
• 透暝 (te̿-mâng) (Northern Min, Hokkien)
• 長夜／长夜 (chángyè) (literary)