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
befuddle the minds of the public - xiáo luàn shì tīng
all blend into one harmonious whole - hún rán yī tǐ
nice young lady is like beautiful peach and plum blossoms - yāo táo nóng lǐ
No double blessing, no single disaster - fú wú shuāng zhì,huò bù dān xíng