夜(亱)yè 1.从天黑到天亮的一段时间(跟‘日’或‘昼’相对as opposed to ‘day’ or ‘daytime’}){night; evening; the time from dusk to dawn}: ～晚{night}|白天黑～{day and night}|三天三～{three days and three nights}|冬天昼短～长。{In winter, the days are short and the nights are long.} 2.〈方dial.〉指天黑;入夜{night is falling}: 天快～了。{It is getting dark.}€N