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"midnight snack" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
夜宵 yè xiāo midnight snack
宵夜 xiāo yè midnight snack / late-night snack
Chinese Pinyin Translation
子 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub- syn
午夜 wǔ yè midnight syn
半夜 bàn yè midnight / in the middle of the night syn
零食 líng shí snack / nibbles syn
快餐 kuài cān fast food / snack / quick meal
小吃 xiǎo chī street food / snack syn
小卖部 小賣部 xiǎo mài bù kiosk / snack counter / retail department or section inside a larger business syn
子夜 zǐ yè midnight syn
麻花 má huā fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes) syn
瓜子 guā zǐ melon seed / seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack
小吃店 xiǎo chī diàn snack bar / lunch room / CL:家[jia1] syn
开夜车 開夜車 kāi yè chē to burn the midnight oil / to work late into the night syn
夜半 yè bàn midnight syn
零时 零時 líng shí midnight / zero hour
消夜 xiāo yè nighttime snack / late-night supper syn
三更 sān gēng third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old) / midnight / also pr. [san1 jin1] syn
加餐 jiā cān to have an extra meal / snack
热干面 熱乾面 rè gān miàn noodles served hot, with toppings including sesame paste and soy sauce – popular in Wuhan as a breakfast dish or late-night snack
打尖 dǎ jiān to stop for a snack while traveling
零点 零點 líng diǎn midnight / to order à la carte / (math.) zero of a function
前半夜 qián bàn yè first half of the night (from nightfall to midnight) syn
上半夜 shàng bàn yè first half of the night / time before midnight syn
章鱼烧 章魚燒 zhāng yú shāo takoyaki (octopus dumpling), a Japanese snack food
茴香豆 huí xiāng dòu star anise-flavored fava beans (snack from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province)
俾夜作昼 俾夜作晝 bǐ yè zuò zhòu lit. to make night as day (idiom) / fig. to burn the midnight oil / work especially hard
焚膏继晷 焚膏繼晷 fén gāo jì guǐ to burn the midnight oil (idiom) / to work continuously night and day syn
黑天半夜 hēi tiān bàn yè lit. the black sky of midnight / very late at night (idiom)
挑灯夜战 挑燈夜戰 tiǎo dēng yè zhàn to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom) / fig. to work into the night / to burn the midnight oil syn
美容觉 美容覺 měi róng jiào beauty sleep (before midnight)
聚萤映雪 聚螢映雪 jù yíng yìng xuě lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom) / fig. ambitious student from impoverished background / burning the midnight oil
开门炮 開門砲 kāi mén pào firecrackers set off at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day (a Chinese tradition)
转钟 轉鐘 zhuǎn zhōng past midnight
一箍节儿的零吃 一箍節兒的零吃 yī gū jie r de líng chī to snack in dribs and drabs
品客 pǐn kè Pringles (snack food brand)
垫补 墊補 diàn bu (coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money / (coll.) to snack syn
快餐部 kuài cān bù snack bar / buffet
扒糕 pá gāo buckwheat pudding (snack of buckwheat noodles with sauce)
芋泥 yù ní yam paste (a snack in Chaozhou cuisine)
车轮饼 車輪餅 chē lún bǐng imagawayaki (sweet snack made of batter cooked in the shape of a car wheel, stuffed with azuki bean paste or other fillings)
轻食 輕食 qīng shí light meal / snack
点补 點補 diǎn bǔ to have a snack / to have a bite syn
猪血糕 豬血糕 zhū xiě gāo pig's blood cake, popular as a snack in Taiwan, made from glutinous rice and pig's blood, typically coated in peanut powder and coriander and served with dipping sauces
肉圆 肉圓 ròu yuán ba-wan, dumpling made of glutinous dough, typically stuffed with minced pork, bamboo shoots etc, and served with a savory sauce (Taiwanese snack) (from Taiwanese 肉圓, Tai-lo pr. [bah-uân])
七里香 qī lǐ xiāng orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata) / "chicken butt", popular Taiwan snack on a stick, made of marinated "white cut chicken" butt
下酒菜 xià jiǔ cài dish that goes well with alcoholic drinks / snack eaten with drinks
刈包 guà bāo popular Taiwan snack, similar to a hamburger, steamed bun stuffed with pork, pickled vegetables, peanut powder and cilantro
零吃 líng chī (coll.) snack food syn
糖油粑粑 táng yóu bā bā sweet snack made from glutinous rice, sugar and honey, common in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan
担仔面 擔仔麵 dān zǎi miàn ta-a noodles or danzai noodles, popular snack originating from Tainan
爱玉冰 愛玉冰 ài yù bīng jelly snack made by kneading jelly fig seeds 愛玉子|爱玉子[ai4 yu4 zi3] in water and combining with flavorings (popular in Taiwan and Singapore)
辣条 辣條 là tiáo spicy sticks, a snack food similar to beef jerky but made with flour or dried beancurd instead of meat
担仔面 擔仔麵 dàn zǎi miàn ta-a noodles or danzai noodles, popular snack originating from Tainan
铁蛋 鐵蛋 tiě dàn iron egg, a Taiwanese snack made by stewing eggs in soy sauce and air-drying them each day for a week
章鱼小丸子 章魚小丸子 zhāng yú xiǎo wán zi takoyaki (octopus dumpling), a Japanese snack food
小食 xiǎo shí snack / nibbles
棺材板 guān cai bǎn wooden board used to make a coffin (also refers to the coffin itself) / (fig.) (of a facial expression) grim / unsmiling / coffin bread, a Taiwanese snack consisting of a thick slab of bread, fried or toasted, then hollowed out, filled with a thick stew, and capped with a "coffin lid" (slice of fried bread)
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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