长夜

長夜
chángyè
  1. long dark night
  2. fig. long period of misery and oppression

CEDICT

  1. (literary) all night; whole night
  2. (literary) dead and buried (which is metaphorically like a long night)
  3. (literary) long night; eternal night
  4. all night; whole night
  5. dead and buried (which is metaphorically like a long night)
  6. long night; eternal night

Wiktionary

  1. 漫长难挨的夜晚。
  2. 人死葬于地下，不复见天日，故亦称埋葬为「长夜」。
  3. 比喻漫长的黑暗时代。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 长 cháng
  1. long
  2. (bound form) length
  3. (bound form) strong point; forte
  4. (bound form) to be good at
  5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. zhàng)
=2 夜 yè variant of 夜 yè
=2 夜 yè night

Containing this entry

漫漫长夜 mànmànchángyè endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering
长夜漫漫 chángyèmànmàn endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering
长夜难明 chángyènánmíng
  1. lit. many nights under a harsh moon
  2. long years of oppression (idiom)