夜宵 (yè xiāo) — midnight snack; late-night snack
Definition
A late-night meal eaten after the regular dinner, usually around or after midnight. Unlike 零食 or 小吃 (general snacks), 夜宵 specifically refers to food eaten at night.
noun
midnight snacklate-night snack
Measure word · 份
Examples
- 夜宵。Jiā bān hòu wǒ men qù chī yè xiāo ba.Let's go get a midnight snack after overtime.
- 夜宵。Jiē biān nà jiā yè xiāo tān tè bié yǒu míng.That late-night snack stall on the street is especially famous.
- 夜宵。Tā měi tiān wǎn shàng dōu yào chī yè xiāo cái shuì dé zhe.He has to eat a midnight snack every night before he can fall asleep.
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