Definition
夜猫子 literally means 'night cat' but is used figuratively to refer to a person who stays up late at night — exactly like 'night owl' in English. It is a colloquial, everyday term. The actual animal 'owl' is 猫头鹰 (māo tóu yīng), so do not use 夜猫子 to talk about the bird.
n.
night owl (figurative, a person who stays up late)
Examples
- 夜猫子，。Wǒ zhēnshi ge yè māo zi, měitiān língchén sān diǎn cái shuì.I'm a real night owl; I don't go to bed until 3 AM every day.
- 夜猫子，。Tā cóng xiǎo jiù shì ge yè māo zi, wǎnshang jīngshén tèbié hǎo.He has been a night owl since childhood — he's especially energetic at night.
- 夜猫子？。Nǐ yě shì yè māo zi ma? Wǒ wǎnshang zǒng shì shuì bù zháo.Are you a night owl too? I can never fall asleep at night.
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