二更

Chinese

		two	to change; more; even more to change; more; even more; further; still; still more
simp. and trad. (二更)		二	更

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): èrgēng

(Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄍㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ gaang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: èrgēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄍㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellgeng
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ kɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ gaang¹
  - Yale: yih gāang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ gaang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ gang¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː²² käːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

二更

(archaic) second watch (between 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm)

Related terms

初更 (chūgēng)
三更 (sāngēng)
四更 (sìgēng)
五更 (wǔgēng)

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