大夜

dàyè
  1. the second half of the night; early morning (cf. 小夜 xiǎoyè, evening)
  2. (fig.) eternal rest; death
  3. (Buddhism) the night before the cremation of a monk

CEDICT

buddhism

Entry Composition

1 大 dà
  1. big; large; great
  2. older (than another person)
  3. eldest (as in 大姐 dàjiě)
  4. greatly; freely; fully
  5. (dialect) father
  6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
=2 夜 yè variant of 夜 yè
=2 夜 yè night