夜阑珊

夜阑卧听风吹雨 yèlánwòtīngfēngchuīyǔ

late at night, lying abed, I hear wind driving rain / Lu You's line of patriotic insomnia — an old man awake dreaming of battle while storms lash outside

灯火阑珊处 dēnghuǒlánshānchù

where the lights fade and grow sparse / a quiet place apart from the bustle / famous line by Xin Qiji evoking unexpected discovery

那人却在灯火阑珊处 nàrénquèzàidēnghuǒlánshānchù

and there that person stood, where the lanterns had burned low / the one you sought is found in the quiet after the crowd / the final of Wang Guowei's three stages of attainment

碧海青天夜夜心 bìhǎiqīngtiānyèyèxīn

blue sea, green sky — her heart ached night after night / (fig.) eternal loneliness and regret, set against a cold cosmic backdrop / (lit.) emerald sea, azure sky, night-night heart

夜深 yèshēn #31,308

late at night / deep into the night / the night being deep/advanced

夜里 yèli HSK 2 #5,571

at night / during the night

深夜 shēnyè HSK 7 #7,096

late at night / deep in the night

一夜鱼龙舞 yīyèyúlóngwǔ

all night long the fish and dragon lanterns danced / (fig.) the whirling riot of a Lantern Festival night — noise, color, illusion / (lit.) one-night fish-dragon dance

夜来风雨声 yèláifēngyǔshēng

in the night came the sound of wind and rain / the wind and rain stirred in the night / Meng Haoran's line from Spring Dawn

夜深人静 yèshēnrénjìng #39,433

in the dead of night / late at night when everything is quiet