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消夜

xiāo yè

2-character word

What 消夜 means

1. nighttime snack
2. late-night supper

The characters in 消夜

• 消xiāoto diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time)
• 夜yènight

Example sentences

• 我消夜吃了速食面。
  Wǒ xiāoyè chī le sùshímiàn.
  I had instant noodles as a midnight snack.

Sounds the same

Read xiāo yè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 宵夜midnight snack; late-night snack

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