<p>question 1 :</p>

<p>approximate time:</p>

<pre><code>   早上 -- 6:00--8:00

   上午 -- 8:00 -- 12:00

   中午 -- 12:00 --14:00

   下午 -- 14:00 -- 18:00

   晚上 -- after 18:00
</code></pre>

<p>this my understanding(not formally), and splitted most by work time, i would say most people would agree</p>

<p>question 2:</p>

<pre><code>there are three meals in Chinese(as in the saying : 一日三餐):

    早餐(breakfast) -- 早上 

    午饭（lunch）--- 中午

    晚饭（dinner）  -- 晚上 
</code></pre>

<p>question 3:</p>

<pre><code>late breakfast -- there is no such thing（is there a name for it in English?）

brunch --  no such thing 

late lunch -- no such thing（is there a name for it in English?）
</code></pre>

<p>we Chinese kind of think this things unnormal, you should be woking during this time (8:00--12:00,14:00--18:00), and if you are eating there must be something wrong with your lifestyle, and we believe it is not good for your health, you should eat regularly. </p>

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2017-07-29T12:14:40.057Z
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danny
<p>Brunch in Chinese  -  from Wikipedia</p>

<p>Chinese word “早午饭” is defined as brunch, “早饭” means breakfast and “午饭” means lunch in Chinese. The combination of “早饭” and “午饭” is “早午饭”, as known as brunch.</p>

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<p>ex.</p>

<p>I had a late breakfast today. 我今天比較晚吃早饭/早餐 or 我今天早饭吃的比平时晚</p>

<p>I had brunch today . 我今天吃早午饭/早午餐</p>

<p>I had a late lunch today. 我今天比較晚吃午饭/午餐 or 我今天午饭吃的比平时晚</p>

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Xuannn
<p>So formally speaking , the times of day can be expressed as :</p>

<p>早上
上午
中午
下午
晚上</p>

<p>However, I want to know approximately what time can be considered 下午，晚上 etc</p>

<p>Also, when it comes to meals:</p>

<p>Is it more common to say 下午飯 or 中午飯？ especially give the fact that usually people don't eat lunch exactly at 12:00 right .</p>

<p>How would I call a late breakfast, brunch, late lunch (but not afternoon tea) in Chinese/Cantonese?</p>

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Associating times of day with meals
# Associating times of day with meals

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-07-29)

So formally speaking , the times of day can be expressed as :

早上
上午
中午
下午
晚上

However, I want to know approximately what time can be considered 下午，晚上 etc

Also, when it comes to meals:

Is it more common to say 下午飯 or 中午飯？ especially give the fact that usually people don't eat lunch exactly at 12:00 right .

How would I call a late breakfast, brunch, late lunch (but not afternoon tea) in Chinese/Cantonese?

**Tags:** word-choice, food


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-07-29. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

question 1 :

approximate time:

```
   早上 -- 6:00--8:00

   上午 -- 8:00 -- 12:00

   中午 -- 12:00 --14:00

   下午 -- 14:00 -- 18:00

   晚上 -- after 18:00

```

this my understanding(not formally), and splitted most by work time, i would say most people would agree

question 2:

```
there are three meals in Chinese(as in the saying : 一日三餐):

    早餐(breakfast) -- 早上 

    午饭（lunch）--- 中午

    晚饭（dinner）  -- 晚上 

```

question 3:

```
late breakfast -- there is no such thing（is there a name for it in English?）

brunch --  no such thing 

late lunch -- no such thing（is there a name for it in English?）

```

we Chinese kind of think this things unnormal, you should be woking during this time (8:00--12:00,14:00--18:00), and if you are eating there must be something wrong with your lifestyle, and we believe it is not good for your health, you should eat regularly.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-07-29. Score: 1

Brunch in Chinese - from Wikipedia

Chinese word “早午饭” is defined as brunch, “早饭” means breakfast and “午饭” means lunch in Chinese. The combination of “早饭” and “午饭” is “早午饭”, as known as brunch.

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ex.

I had a late breakfast today. 我今天比較晚吃早饭/早餐 or 我今天早饭吃的比平时晚

I had brunch today . 我今天吃早午饭/早午餐

I had a late lunch today. 我今天比較晚吃午饭/午餐 or 我今天午饭吃的比平时晚


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