夜猫子

Mandarin

Etymology

Literally: "night cat."

Noun

夜猫子 (simplified, Pinyin yèmāozi, measure word 只, traditional 夜貓子)

1. (slang) night owl

   你是个夜猫子，还是早起者？

   nǐ shìgè yèmāozi, háishì zǎoqǐ zhě

   Are you a night owl or an early bird?

References

• 2008, Shujuan Li, Popular Chinese Expressions (流行汉语), edition 2nd (in English/Mandarin), Beijing: Sinolingua, ISBN 978-7-80200-388-0: