in the dead of night
Midnight is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s à ng à NGB à NY è, which means late at night; one night is divided into five, and the third refers to the time from 23:00 to 1:00 the next day. It comes from the biography of Zhao Changyan in the history of Song Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
According to the biography of Zhao Changyan in the history of Song Dynasty, "four people (Chen Xiangyu, Hu Dan, Dong Yan, Liang Hao) will be able to speak Changyan day and night. The capital said, "Chen sangeng, Dong midnight."
Idiom usage
He often works till.
in the dead of night
one who lives secluded and does not admire wealth and high emolument - gāo rén yì shì
without money after one 's death - shēn hòu xiāo tiáo